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Selling over 220,000 copies in its first edition, Schaum's Outline of Probability and Statistics has become a vital resource for the more than 977,000 college students who enroll in related probability and statistics courses each year. Its big-picture, calculus-based approach makes it an especially authoriatative reference for engineering and science majors. Now thoroughly update, this second edition includes vital new coverage of order statistics, best critical regions, likelihood ratio tests, and other key topics.

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Just in time.......2007-10-17

This book is great for those who have taken statistics already and just need a refresher and for those you learn quickly. Great explaination of content and great examples and excercises.

Schaum's Outline of Probability and Statistics by Murray R Spiegel .......2007-09-19

Schaum's outline books are easy to read, including many
solved problems, and this book is no exception. I recommend
this book to anyone who begins learning statistics.

How can they teach you if they don't even know the right answers?.......2007-07-23

I have been using this book to review for the Actuarial exam, and though it has been a few years since I learned a lot of this, even I can see the blatant typos and errors. Basic editing is part of a decent book, and someone did a terrible job on this one. Aside from the typos in the text itself, far too many of the Solved Problems give a wrong answer! It has been maddening to sit and do and re-do these problems to check my work, and I feel that if the easier/beginning sections have this many problems, I will be screwed when I get to the more advanced sections and can't so easily spot the mistakes. I think it is ridiculous that someone put this book out there, trying to help people learn, and couldn't even double check that it provides correct information.

Self-study to enjoy.......2007-04-07

Like other mathematical editions of "Schaum's outlines" the second edition of "Probability And Statistics" is again a book, that is perfectly developed for self-study that leeds you to a fundamental understanding of probability and statistics. It is clearly arranged and many tests help you to understand everything of each chapter :-)

A great introduction to the subject & ideal for self-study.......2007-01-01

Probability and statistics can be difficult subjects for students, and this Schaum's outline is very helpful both for explaining the theory and showing lots of numerical examples and practice problems in these very much related disciplines. Since a knowledge of probability is necessary to thoroughly understand statistics, that subject is tackled first, in the first four chapters. Statistics is addressed in the last six chapters of the book. The narrative of this book is very thorough, and intersperses explanations with worked out examples throughout. The book starts with basic probability, moves on through random variables, expectation, and special probability functions such as the binomial and Poisson distributions. In the statistics half of the book, there are chapters on sampling and estimation theory, hypotheses testing, curve fitting, regression, correlation, variance analysis, and finally the more advanced topic of nonparametric testing. Appendices offer some valuable distributions and tables. Of course, if you need to study these subjects more in depth such as expectation and detection or random processes, you are going to need other books for further study. However, at just over 400 pages in length, this book provides a good introduction to the topics of probability and statistics for a fraction of what many less enlightening textbooks cost and it is ideal for self-study. I highly recommend it.

Significance of Tests and Properties of Concrete and Concrete-Making Materials

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Significance of Tests and Properties of Concrete and Concrete-Making Materials
Joseph F. Lamond
Manufacturer: ASTM International
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ASIN: 0803133677

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Reflects a decade of technological changes in concrete industry! The newest edition of this popular ASTM publication reflects the latest technology in concrete and concrete-making materials. Six sections cover: (1) General information on the nature of concrete, sampling, variability, and testing laboratories. A new chapter deals with modeling cement and concrete properties. (2) Properties of freshly mixed concrete. (3) Properties of hardened concrete. (4) Concrete aggregatesthis section has been revised and the chapters are presented in the order that most concerns concrete users: grading, density, soundness, degradation resistance, petrographic examination, reactivity, and thermal properties. (5) Materials other than aggregatesthe chapter on curing materials now reflects the current technology of materials applied to new concrete surfaces. The chapter on mineral admixtures has been separated into two chapters: supplementary cementitious materials and ground slag. (6) Specialized concretescontains a new chapter on self-consolidating concrete

What If There Were No Significance Tests? (Multivariate Applications)

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What If There Were No Significance Tests? (Multivariate Applications)

Manufacturer: Lawrence Erlbaum
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Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0805826343

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This book is the result of a spirited debate stimulated by a recent meeting of the Society of Multivariate Experimental Psychology. Although the viewpoints span a range of perspectives, the overriding theme that emerges states that significance testing may still be useful if supplemented with some or all of the following -- Bayesian logic, caution, confidence intervals, effect sizes and power, other goodness of approximation measures, replication and meta-analysis, sound reasoning, and theory appraisal and corroboration. br br The book is organized into five general areas. The first presents an overview of significance testing issues that sythesizes the highlights of the remainder of the book. The next discusses the debate in which significance testing should be rejected or retained. The third outlines various methods that may supplement current significance testing procedures. The fourth discusses Bayesian approaches and methods and the use of confidence intervals versus significance tests. The last presents the philosophy of science perspectives. br br Rather than providing definitive prescriptions, the chapters are largely suggestive of general issues, concerns, and application guidelines. The editors allow readers to choose the best way to conduct hypothesis testing in their respective fields. For anyone doing research in the social sciences, this book is bound to become "must" reading. br

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statistical controversey.......2000-08-15

This was a stimulating and interesting book which helped to review the whole topic as applied to the social sciences. This would of use to both undergraduate and informative to graduates who may not be aware of the arguments within it.

Tests of Significance (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences)

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Tests of Significance (Quantitative Applications in the Social Sciences)
Ramon E. Henkel
Manufacturer: Sage Publications, Inc
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ASIN: 0803906528

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An elementary introduction to significance testing, this paper provides a conceptual and logical basis for understanding these tests.

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get a more recent book.......2005-08-09

Henkel gives a quick guide to various common probablistic tests used by sociologists. The book is mostly directed towards undergraduate students, who might desire a precis of the subject.

He goes through elementary probability theory. Rolling of dice. What randomness means. The Gaussian [bell] curve of the normal distribution. Chi-square distribution. F distribution. Plus, very importantly, how to test hypotheses with some rigour, given these tools.

While the maths is certainly still as true now as in 1976 when Henkel wrote the book, you may want to consult a more recent and more comprehensive text. The graphics in his book are rather limited. I used texts like that as a student, and they don't bother me. But current students are probably more used to texts using far more elaborate figures. In part this reflects cheaper printing costs. But also overall, it has probably yielded statistics books that are easier to understand.

Significance of Test and Properties of Concrete and Concrete Making Materials (Stp169b882p)

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Significance of Test and Properties of Concrete and Concrete Making Materials (Stp169b882p)

Manufacturer: Astm Intl
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Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: 0803106122

The Anaerobic Threshold: Physiological and Clinical Significance (Advances in Cardiology)

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The Anaerobic Threshold: Physiological and Clinical Significance (Advances in Cardiology)
L. Tavazzi
Manufacturer: S Karger Pub
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Applied Adaptive Statistical Methods: Tests of Significance and Confidence Intervals (ASA-SIAM Series on Statistics and Applied Probability)

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Applied Adaptive Statistical Methods: Tests of Significance and Confidence Intervals (ASA-SIAM Series on Statistics and Applied Probability)
Thomas W. O'Gorman
Manufacturer: Society for Industrial Mathematics
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: 0898715539

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Adaptive statistical tests, developed over the last 30 years, are often more powerful than traditional tests of significance, but have not been widely used. To date, discussions of adaptive statistical methods have been scattered across the literature and generally do not include the computer programs necessary to make these adaptive methods a practical alternative to traditional statistical methods. Until recently, there has also not been a general approach to tests of significance and confidence intervals that could easily be applied in practice. Modern adaptive methods are more general than earlier methods and sufficient software has been developed to make adaptive tests easy to use for many real-world problems. Applied Adaptive Statistical Methods: Tests of Significance and Confidence Intervals introduces many of the practical adaptive statistical methods developed over the last 10 years and provides a comprehensive approach to tests of significance and confidence intervals.

ASCUS terms simplified in Pap smear system. (Bethesda System Revision).(atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance): An article from: Internal Medicine News

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ASCUS terms simplified in Pap smear system. (Bethesda System Revision).(atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance): An article from: Internal Medicine News
Timothy F. Kirn
Manufacturer: International Medical News Group
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Binding: Digital
ASIN: B0008ILOLI
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from Internal Medicine News, published by International Medical News Group on December 15, 2001. The length of the article is 755 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: ASCUS terms simplified in Pap smear system. (Bethesda System Revision).(atypical squamous cells of undetermined significance)
Author: Timothy F. Kirn
Publication: Internal Medicine News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 15, 2001
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 34 Issue: 24 Page: 14(1)

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Autoantibodies to Nuclear Antigens (Ana : Advances in Laboratory Tests and Significance in Systemic Rheumatic Diseases)

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Autoantibodies to Nuclear Antigens (Ana : Advances in Laboratory Tests and Significance in Systemic Rheumatic Diseases)
Robert M. Nakamura , Carol L. Peebles , Robert L. Rubin , and D. P. Molden
Manufacturer: Amer Society of Clinical
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Avoidance bio-assays may help to test the ecological significance of soil pollution [An article from: Environmental Pollution]

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Avoidance bio-assays may help to test the ecological significance of soil pollution [An article from: Environmental Pollution]
M.M. Aldaya , C. Lors , S. Salmon , and J.F. Ponge
Manufacturer: Elsevier
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Binding: Digital

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This digital document is a journal article from Environmental Pollution, published by Elsevier in . The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Media Library immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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We measured the short-term (100min) avoidance of a soil heavily polluted by hydrocarbons by the soil springtail Folsomia candida, at six rates of dilution in a control, unpolluted soil. We compared the results with those of long-term (40-day) population tests. Five strains were compared, of varying geographical and ecological origin. When pure, the polluted soil was lethal in the long-term and avoided in the short-term by all strains. Avoidance tests, but not population tests, were able to discriminate between strains. Avoidance thresholds differed among strains. Two ecological consequences of the results were discussed: (i) toxic compounds may kill soil animals or deprive them from food, resulting in death of populations, (ii) pollution spots can be locally deprived of fauna because of escape movements of soil animals. Advantages and limitations of the method have been listed, together with proposals for their wider use in soil ecology and ecotoxicology.

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Passing the Torch is for growing numbers of business owners and entrepreneurs who realize the need to begin planning for the orderly transition or sale of the family business. The book shows businesspeople and their advisors how to put together a plan that ensures financial security for the owner, his or her family, and-eventually-heirs. Family business expert Mike Cohn clearly explains all the options for planning a smooth, orderly transfer of the business to family, key employees, or outside third parties. He shares valuable insights into wills, trusts, insurance, value shifting, value freezing, and discusses the role of partnerships and joint ventures in succession strategies. His sensitive treatment of emotionally charged issues-letting go, resolving family conflicts, and deciding whether to sell to outsiders-promotes confident decison-making.

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The ISO 9000 quality management system is the worldwide standard for improved product quality and customer satisfaction through improved business processes. The Big 3 auto makers, NASA, and thousands of other organizations have developed ISO 9000 systems and received ISO 9000 accreditation. Yet, most companies are at a loss as to how to make the most of their ISO 9000 systems because, there are no practical guides to maximizing them, until now. Written by a renowned ISO 9000 trainer and consultant, this is the first and only comprehensive guide to achieving tangible bottom-line results with ISO 9000. Readers get detailed, step-by-step instructions on how to put ISO 9000 quality standards to work at every organizational level for increased profits and market share.

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The history of modern liberalism has been hotly debated in contemporary politics and the academy. Here, Judith Stein uses the steel industry—long considered fundamental to the U.S. economy—to examine liberal policies and priorities after World War II. In a provocative revision of postwar American history, she argues that it was the primacy of foreign commitments and the outdated economic policies of the state, more than the nation's racial conflicts, that transformed American liberalism from the powerful progressivism of the New Deal to the feeble policies of the 1990s.

Stein skillfully integrates a number of narratives usually treated in isolation—labor, civil rights, politics, business, and foreign policy—while underscoring the state's focus on the steel industry and its workers. By showing how those who intervened in the industry treated such economic issues as free trade and the globalization of steel production in isolation from the social issues of the day—most notably civil rights and the implementation of affirmative action—Stein advances a larger argument about postwar liberalism. Liberal attempts to address social inequalities without reference to the fundamental and changing workings of the economy, she says, have led to the foundering of the New Deal state.

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Running Steel, Running America: Race, Economic Policy, and the Decline of Liberalism.(Review) (book review): An article from: Canadian Journal of History
Nelson Ouellet
Manufacturer: University of Saskatchewan
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Binding: Digital

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ASIN: B0008I1I4Q
Release Date: 2005-07-28

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This digital document is an article from Canadian Journal of History, published by University of Saskatchewan on April 1, 2001. The length of the article is 1010 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: Running Steel, Running America: Race, Economic Policy, and the Decline of Liberalism.(Review) (book review)
Author: Nelson Ouellet
Publication: Canadian Journal of History (Refereed)
Date: April 1, 2001
Publisher: University of Saskatchewan
Volume: 36 Issue: 1 Page: 186

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Shows owners and practicing cosmetologists how to maximize their salon sales and learn the keys to building sales without feeling pushy.

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In The Bag: Selling in the Salon.......2000-04-26

This is a great book which gives invaluable, practical advice on increasing salon revenues.

The book concentrates on increasing revenue through retail sales looking at salon design, layout, product, staffing, sales tips, objections, follow up etc.

Carol Phillips really understands customer service, and makes you think about the whole client experience. At every stage she makes suggestions to improve your customer service to build customer loyalty and repeat sales. There is also advice on staff issues, marketing and other management issues.

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Opportunities In Technical Sales Careers offers job seekers essential information about a variety of careers within the technical sales field and includes training and education requirements, salary statistics, and professional and Internet resources.

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High technology research laboratories are under constant pressure from the governments that support them to generate secondary utilities such as technology transfer and spin-offs. As buyers, such organisations are often used by governments to stimulate innovation by their suppliers, under tight budgetary constraints and within the rigid institutional frameworks applied to public research organisations. This book addresses the design of efficient buyer–supplier contracts within the institutional boundaries faced by the buyer and focuses in particular on vertical buyer–supplier linkages as a source of supplier core competencies in a cost- and technology-driven environment.
Based on a study of manufacturing contracts commissioned by the European Laboratory for Particle Physics (CERN), the book aims to answer two questions. First, what is the most efficient governance structure for organising buyer–supplier relationships, given the presence of specific institutional boundaries, high technological complexity and environmental uncertainty? Secondly, irrespective of the presence of such an efficient governance structure, what type of impact could technology-oriented government contracts have on supplier core competencies?

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A complete set of best practices, tools, and techniques for turning conversations into a rich source of business information
Many organizations are now recognizing that the untapped knowledge of their members can be used to benefit every aspect of their business, from making smarter and faster decisions to improving products and efficiency. This book offers a clear-cut road map for building a successful knowledge management system to capture and fully exploit the knowledge exchanged in conversations.
Written by two of the foremost experts in online communities, this book covers a set of best practices, tools, and techniques for using conversation and online interaction to provide affordable and effective knowledge-based benefits and solutions. With a unique and invaluable perspective, the authors offer guidance for collecting, capturing, and cataloging knowledge so that it can be used to improve efficiency and reduce costs in areas ranging from internal procedures through customer relations and product development.
This book provides step-by-step solutions for developing an effective knowledge network, including how to:
* Formulate strategies and create action plans
* Select the right tools for peer-to-peer networks, interactive communities, and events
* Work with legacy systems
* Train staff and stimulate participation
* Improve productivity and measurement criteria
The companion Web site contains templates, checklists, a discussion board, and links to software.

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Does not mention wiki...note publishing date of 2002!!.......2005-12-30

This is a good book on knowledge management. It provides an adequate historical reference and a succinct framework for the opportunities and incentives for KM but it is as of 2002. This book needs updating. It's not bad but is pre-wiki and web images are dated. Buy used...don't spend $40.00.

Powerful book.......2002-10-18

Review of Building the Knowledge Network: Best Practices, Tools, and Techniques for Putting Conversation to Work

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. It was written in a conversational tone, and pulled together all the different pieces I've been reading in many sources. It starts with a brief history of knowledge sharing/conversation/communications which I found fascinating (and I am not a history buff!). Nancy & Cliff compared the anti-conversational attitudes of the Scientific Management during the Industrial Age, showed how the Hawthorne Studies caused the shift from the organization to the worker, and information systems. With the emergence of computer networks, the knowledge explosion has shown no sign of abating.

They discussed how the lessons of the pioneers of early communities such as the WELL assisted communities of today to flourish. Trust became communities' foundation with open communications offering challenges to community managers/moderators/facilitators.

The authors' inclusion of quotes from the ideas of the "greats" in community building/managing and knowledge management (KM) such as Stephen Denning, Thomas Davenport, Etienne Wenger, Tom Peters, Michael Hammer and Howard Rheingold, among others offered powerful evidence to their premises. Throughout the book are helpful charts, checklists and other graphics.

A whole chapter was devoted to culture and the tools that enable differing cultures. They discussed the three relationships between people and content and the three dimensions of collaboration (the cornerstone of communities).

Another chapter was devoted to external stakeholders and customer relationship management (CRM). They touch on what new skills will be required to operate within online learning and knowledge sharing communities And they touch on what paths our technical future may take and how to integrate all these new technologies.

They see a "collaborative future" from within and without organizations, as globalization becomes more widespread. The day of hoarding knowledge towards power are over, long live the new king of collaboration! This book is for anyone who wants to start an online community and for those who want to reminisce about "the good ole days," for those who want to read about what the big companies are doing, and all in context. "Context" is a word near and dear to my heart-for so often we forget to put information in context, whether in conversation or training. Nancy and Cliff have completed a truly delightful read in their book. I highly recommend it!

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