Books available for review for the Journal of Applied Statistics

The Journal of Applied Statistics publishes short book reviews. The titles listed below are currently available for reviewing. There is no fee for carrying out a review, but the reviewer may retain the book.

Before undertaking a review, please look through the guidelines for undertaking reviews, (which are also available in postscript format or as a pdf file).

If you would like to review one of the titles below, please contact me (preferably by email) with your name, address, and choice of book. My contact details are at the foot of this page. You might like to include a second choice in case your first preference has already been taken. Please be aware that I will only be dealing with book reviews administration a few times a month, so please do not expect an immediate reply.

Please note that reviewers will usually be restricted to one or two books at anyone time, but are welcome to send in a longer list, in preferred order, in case any of the books have already been sent out for reviewing.

Recent arrivals

• Draief, M., & Massoulié (2010). Epidemics and Rumours in Complex Networks (pbk), Cambridge University Press, vi+123 pages.

Books available for review

• Balakrishnan, N. & Lai, C.-D. (2009). Continuous Bivariate Distributions, second edition (hbk), Springer, xxxvi+684 pages.
• Bhattacharya, R.N. & Waymire, E.C. (2009). Stochastic Processes with Applications (pbk), SIAM, xvii+676 pages.
• Cottle, R.W., Pang, J.-S., & Stone, R.E. (2009). The Linear Complementarity Problem (pbk), SIAM, xvii+761 pages.
• Cowpertwait, P.S.P. & Metcalfe, A.V. (2009). Introductory Time Series with R (pbk), Springer, xv+254 pages.
• Gibilisco, P., Riccomagno, E., Rogantin, M.P., & Wynn, H.P. (eds) (2009). Algebraic and Geometric Methods in Statistics (hbk), Cambridge University Press, xvi+365 pages.
• Liang, L, & Lord, G.J. (eds) (2009). Stochastic Methods in Neuroscience (hbk), Oxford University Press, xxiii+370 pages.
• Mee, R.W. (2009). A Comprehensive Guide to Factorial Two-Level Experimentation (hbk), Springer, xvii+545 pages.
• Meyers, L.S., Gamst, G., & Guarino, A.J. (2009). Data Analysis Using SAS Enterprise Guide (pbk), Cambridge University Press, xix+378 pages.
• Ogunnaike, B.A. (2009). Random Phenomena (hbk), CRC Press, xli+1015 pages.
• Petris, G., Petrone, S., & Campagnoli, P. (2009). Dynamic Linear Models with R (pbk), Springer, xiii+251 pages.
• Shapiro, A., Dentcheve, D., & Ruszczynski, A. (2009). Lectures on Stochastic Programming (pbk), SIAM, xv+436 pages.
• Wainer, H. (2009). Picturing the Uncertain World (hbk), Princeton University Press, xviii+244 pages.
• Winkler, O.W. (2009). Interpreting Economic and Social Data (hbk), Springer-Verlag, xvi+265 pages.

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Stuart Barber, Book Review Editor, Journal of Applied Statistics,
Department of Statistics, The University of Leeds, Leeds, LS2 9JT, U.K.
Tel: 0113 343 5146, Fax: 0113 343 5090, Email: stuart @ maths.leeds.ac.uk

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