Hand D. The Statistical Consultant in Action 1987

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This book presents the human side of statistical consulting and illustrates the problems and opportunities that can arise for the modern consultant. Statistical problems occur in almost all areas of science, in medicine, in industry, in marketing, and in finance, and a wide range of interests is catered for by the twelve contributions to this unique volume. These contributions demonstrate that statistical consultancy provides a broad spectrum of intellectually stimulating problems, as well as being a vital tool in many aspects of modern life. The book will be valuable to university and college students of statistics and to all those who use statistical techniques in a consultancy environment of any kind
Preface
List of contributors
Statistical consultancy
Consultants' cameos: a chapter of encounters
Straight consulting
A two-period crossover trial
Consultancy in a medical school, illustrated by a clinical trial for treatment of primary biliary cirrhosis
The analysis of response latencies
Acid rain and tree roots: an analysis of an experiment
On identifying yeasts and related problems
Uneven sex ratios in the light-brown apple moth: a problem in outlier allocation
Collaboration between university and industry
Inspection for faulty components before or after assembly of manufactured items
Statistical modelling of the EEC Labour Force Survey: a project history
Bibliography on statistical consulting
Name index
Subject index