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By Steve Selvin. 375 pp. New York, Oxford University Press, 1991. $37.95. ISBN 0-19-506766-5.

A lot is promised in the preface to this book, and at least in part, the author delivers. The book is intended for an audience that has some background in statistics, but not necessarily for those who wish to pursue the subject with mathematical rigor. The material presented does not include elementary statistical methods, but that is not the author's intent. The book addresses two areas not usually presented: cohort analysis and spatial analysis.

The author emphasizes practical applications of methods rather than their theoretical development. The value of the practical applications is greatly enhanced by the book's strongest attribute, . . . [Full Text of this Article]

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