A Dictionary of Statistics (3 ed.)
Graham Upton and Ian Cook
Previous Edition (2 ed.)
‘…this gem of statistical terms is highly recommended to users of statistics at all levels’– Significance (the magazine of the Royal Statistical Society)
Over 2,300 entries
This invaluable dictionary covers all aspects of statistics, including terms used in computing, mathematics, and probability, presented in a clear and practical way. It also provides biographical entries on over 200 key figures in the field, plus coverage of statistical journals and societies. The new edition features expanded coverage of applied statistics.
Entries are complemented by over 120 figures and diagrams, and many provide worked examples. Wide-ranging appendices include a historical calendar of important statistical events, lists of statistical and mathematical notation, and statistical tables. It also features recommended web links for many entries, which provide valuable extra information.
It is an invaluable dictionary for statistics students and professionals from a wide range of disciplines, including economics, politics, market research, medicine, psychology, pharmaceuticals, and mathematics, and provides a clear introduction to the subject for the general reader.
Bibliographic Information
- Publisher:
- Oxford University Press
- Print Publication Date:
- 2014
- Print ISBN-13:
- 9780199679188
- Published online:
- 2014
- Current Online Version:
- 2014
- DOI:
- 10.1093/acref/9780199679188.001.0001
- eISBN:
- 9780191758317
Authors
Graham Upton,
author
Ian Cook,
author
Graham Upton is Professor of Applied Statistics in the Department of Mathematical Sciences at the University of Essex. His more than 100 publications include seven books, four co-authored with Ian Cook and published by Oxford: Understanding Statistics, Introducing Statistics, and Statistics S1 and S2.
Ian Cook was a lecturer in mathematics at the Universities of Hull and Essex. He was also a Chief Examiner in Mathematics at A Level for 30 years. He is co-author with Graham Upton of Understanding Statistics, Introducing Statistics, and Statistics S1 and S2.
