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The HarperCollins Dictionary of Statistics

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This volume is the second edition of the authoritative guide to the theory and application of statistics. Encyclopedic in treatment after each initial definition, the book's entries have been selected primarily to cater for the needs of students studying mathematics at A Level or similar exams, and those studying statistics as part of courses in other disciplines, such as economics, biology and sociology.

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Published: 1988
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