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Data

A Collection of Problems from Many Fields for the Student and Research Worker

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  1. D. F. Andrews

    1. Department of Statistics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

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  2. A. M. Herzberg

    1. Department of Mathematics, Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, UK

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Part of the book series: Springer Series in Statistics (SSS)

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Table of contents (72 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xx
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  2. Introduction

    • D. F. Andrews, A. M. Herzberg
    Pages 1-4

  3. Iris Data

    • D. F. Andrews, A. M. Herzberg
    Pages 5-8

  4. Darwin’s Data on Growth Rates of Plants

    • D. F. Andrews, A. M. Herzberg
    Pages 9-12

  5. Canadian Lynx Trappings

    • D. F. Andrews, A. M. Herzberg
    Pages 13-16

  6. The Number of Deaths by Horsekicks in the Prussian Army

    • D. F. Andrews, A. M. Herzberg
    Pages 17-18

  7. The Yields of Wheat on the Broadbalk Fields at Rothamsted

    • D. F. Andrews, A. M. Herzberg
    Pages 19-34

  8. Uniformity Trials: Variation and Correlation in the Yield of Wheat

    • D. F. Andrews, A. M. Herzberg
    Pages 35-44

  9. Stanford Heart Transplant Data

    • D. F. Andrews, A. M. Herzberg
    Pages 45-50

  10. Coal-Mining Disasters

    • D. F. Andrews, A. M. Herzberg
    Pages 51-56

  11. Recoiling of Guns

    • D. F. Andrews, A. M. Herzberg
    Pages 57-62

  12. Old Maps

    • D. F. Andrews, A. M. Herzberg
    Pages 63-66

  13. Monthly Mean Sunspot Numbers

    • D. F. Andrews, A. M. Herzberg
    Pages 67-74

  14. Ozone Column

    • D. F. Andrews, A. M. Herzberg
    Pages 75-76

  15. Downwind Effects from the Arizona Cloud Seeding Experiments

    • D. F. Andrews, A. M. Herzberg
    Pages 77-84

  17. The Rainfall at Adelaide, South Australia

    • D. F. Andrews, A. M. Herzberg
    Pages 105-118

  18. Particle Size Distribution of Soil Profiles

    • D. F. Andrews, A. M. Herzberg
    Pages 119-122

  19. Identifying Groundwater Populations

    • D. F. Andrews, A. M. Herzberg
    Pages 123-126

  20. Soil Data from the Province of Murcia, Spain

    • D. F. Andrews, A. M. Herzberg
    Pages 127-130
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About this book

Statistics provides tools and strategies for the analysis of data. While much has been written about the methodology, sometimes without reference to data, little has been said about the data. In this volume we present sets of data obtained from many situations without any direct reference to a particular type of analysis. Our view of the usefulness of bringing together a broad collection of sets of data has been shared by many friends and contributors. Students of statistics need to gain facility with their art by applying their knowledge to many sets of data. Textbook examples tend to be small and selected primarily to illustrate a particular technique, thus failing to demonstrate the questioning, iterative nature of statistical analysis. The situations which gave rise to the more extensive sets of data given in this volume are colourful and interesting, and can be readily understood by laymen, students and research workers with diverse interests. These sets were often chosen for their perverse reluctance to yield under the naive application of standard procedures. They do not have correct solutions. They describe situations where the statisti­ cian can develop skills and learn the limitations of statistical methods.
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Authors and Affiliations

  • Department of Statistics, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada

    D. F. Andrews

  • Department of Mathematics, Imperial College of Science and Technology, London, UK

    A. M. Herzberg

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Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Data

  • Book Subtitle: A Collection of Problems from Many Fields for the Student and Research Worker

  • Authors: D. F. Andrews, A. M. Herzberg

  • Series Title: Springer Series in Statistics

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4612-5098-2

  • Publisher: Springer New York, NY

  • eBook Packages: Springer Book Archive

  • Copyright Information: Springer-Verlag New York Inc. 1985

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-1-4612-9563-1Published: 27 September 2011

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-4612-5098-2Published: 06 December 2012

  • Series ISSN: 0172-7397

  • Series E-ISSN: 2197-568X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XX, 442

  • Topics: Statistics, general

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