Statistics and public policy / edited by Bruce D. Spencer.

Other author Spencer, Bruce D.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Clarendon Press, ©1997.
Descriptionxiii, 284 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Issues in DNA fingerprinting / Herman Chernoff -- The emerging field of human rights statistics / Thomas B. Jabine -- Making defense decisions : what role might a statistical perspective play? / David S.C. Chu and Nancy L. Spruill -- Ethics, objectivity, and politics : statistics in a public policy perspective / Stephen E. Fienberg -- Normative terminology : 'normal' in statistics and elsewhere / William H. Kruskal and Stephen M. Stigler -- Statistics in Washington, 1935-1945 / W. Allen Wallis -- Periodic and rolling samples and censuses / Leslie Kish -- Numbering the people : issues of accuracy, privacy and open government / Philip Redfern -- Surveying individuals with disabilities / Allan R. Sampson -- Constructed social networks in the study of diffusion / James S. Coleman -- Why forecasts fail and policies are often frustrated / Nathan Keyfitz -- Experimentation : just do it! / Lincoln E. Moses and Frederick Mosteller -- Talents, rewards and professional choice : a general equilibrium analysis Stephen P. Dresch and Kenneth R. Janson -- Statistical analysis for the masses / Sam L. Savage.
Local noteLittle-309524--305131013319U
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 96036204
ISBN0198523416 (hardbound)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks H97 .S763 1997 ✔ Available Place Hold