The Statistical Consultant in Action »

This book presents the human side of statistical consulting and illustrates the problems and opportunities that can arise.

Preface; List of contributors;
1. Statistical consultancy D. J. Hand and B. S. Everitt;
2. Consultants' cameos: a chapter of encounters Tony Greenfield;
3. Straight consulting V. Barnett;
4. A two-period crossover trial D. Clayton and M. Hills;
5. Consultancy in a medical school, illustrated by a clinical trial for treatment of primary biliary cirrhosis D. G. Cook and S. J. Pocock;
6. The analysis of response latencies G. Dunn;
7. Acid rain and tree roots: an analysis of an experiment J. N. R. Jeffers;
8. On identifying yeasts and related problems J. C. Gower and R. W. Payne;
9. Uneven sex ratios in the light-brown apple moth: a problem in outlier allocation Toby Lewis;
10. Collaboration between university and industry B. J. T. Morgan, P. M. North and S. E. Pack;
11. Inspection for faulty components before or after assembly of manufactured items P. M. E. Altham;
12. Statistical modelling of the EEC Labour Force Survey: a project history M. Aitkin and R. Healey; Bibliography on statistical consulting D. J. Hand; Name index; Subject index.