Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: Studying Health and Disease. The Open University, Open University Press. 1985. Statistics—A Self Teaching Guide (3rd Ed.). By Donald Kwsis . 1985. People in Britain. By Daphne Turner . Introduction to Statistics for Geographers and Earth Scientists. By R. B. G. Williams . Intermediate Statistics for Geographers and Earth Scientists. By R. B. G. Williams . Probability Distributions. By V. Rothschild Workout Statistics ‘O’ Level and G.C.S.E. By T. J. Hannagan . Macmillan. 1986.     

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Books Reviewed in this Article: Mathematical Statistics 4th Edition . By J. E. FREUND and R. E. WALPOLE. Graded Examples in Mathematics: Sets, Probability and Statistics . By M. R. HEYLINGS. Applied Statistics: Analysis of Variance and Regression, 2nd Ed . By O. J. DUNN and V. A. CLARK. Practical Statistics . Perry Barr Enterprises, 1986. Multivariate Data Analysis with Readings. By J. F. HAIR, R. E. ANDERSON and R. L. TATHAM.     

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Book reviewed in this Article: Introduction to Probability. D. R. ROBINSON and A. W. BOWMAN. Dice, Data and Decisions-Introductory Statistics. By K. W. KEMP. Simple Statistics. By F. CLEGG. Work Out Statistics A-Level. By A. D. BALL and G. D. BUCKWELL. Matrices for Statistics. By M. J. HEALY. Statistics Management. R. I. LEVIN     

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Introductory Statistics: Volume 1, Probability and Distribution Theory Worked Examples in Probability and Distribution Theory. Elementary Statistics Tables. By Henry R. Neave . Ideas of Statistics. By J. Leroy Folks . Advanced Mathematics Book 1. By M. Perkins and P. Perkins .     

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Modem Elementary Statistics. By John E. Freund . Elementary Statistics in a World of Applications. By Ramakant Khazanie . Part Source: Pearson, E. S. and Kendall Instructor's Guide for Statistics: Concepts and Controversies. By David S. Moore . MANEC: Using Statistics in Managing the Economy MARCS: Market Research Case Studies.     

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Advanced Level Statistics. By A. Francis . Studying Society. By Jane L. Thompson Elementary Statistics for Business. By J. S. Croucher Statistics: An Introduction. By J. S. Croucher and E. Oliver Basic Business Statistics. Concepts and Applications. By M. L. Berenson and D. M. Levine .     

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Books Reviewed in this Article: LEAG Modular A Level Statistics T1. Statistics Explained: A Guide for Social Science Students. Exploring Probability and Statistics Using Spreadsheets. Introductory Statistics for Biology Students.     

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Books Reviewed in this Article: Exploring Statistics with the TI-82 Graphics Calculator A series of articles for teachers. The Economist Pocket Britain in Figures (1997 Edition). Talking about Statistics: A Psychologist's Guide to Data Analysis. Teaching Statistics: Key Maths.     

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Books Reviewed in this Article: Statistics Template Practical Statistics By Mary Rouncefield and Peter Holmes. Practical Statistics By S. S. Cohen. Statistics for G.C.S.E. By Helen Wright. Pass Packs PROLOG, Children and Students By J. Nichol, J. Briggs and J. Dean (eds.).     

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Books Reviewed in this Article: Statistical Thinking-A Structural Approach (2nd Ed.) . By JOHN L. PHILLIPS. Statistics for Advanced Level Mathematics. By I. GWYN EVANS. General Statistics . By W. CHASE and F. BROWN. Wiley. Statistics: Problems and Solutions. By E. E. BASSETT et al. Work Out Statistics GCSE . By T. J. HANNAGAN.     

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Structuralism and Education. By Rex Gibson. Pp. viii, 166. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1984. £3.95.

Dimensions of Moral Education. By Robert E. Carter. University of Toronto Press. £23 cloth, £8.50 paper. 242 pp.

The Development of Social Knowledge. Morality and Convention. By Elliot Turiel. Pp. viii, 240. Cambridge University Press, 1984. £20.00 (Hardback), £7.95 (Paperback).

Personal and Social Education in the Curriculum. By Richard Pring. Pp. 184. London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1984. £4.25

Development, Experience and Curriculum in Primary Education. By W.A.L. Blyth. Croom Helm Teaching 5–13 Series. 1984. Pp. 172. £6.95

Education and the City: Theory, History and Contemporary Practice. Edited by Gerald Grace. Pp. xiii, 302. London: Routledge &; Kegan Paul, 1984. £8.95.

Education As Social Policy. By Janet Finch. Pp. viii, 284. Harlow: Longman Group Ltd., 1984.

Navajo Infancy: An Ethological Study of Child Development. By James S, Chisholm. Pp. XII, 267. New York: Aldine Publishing Co. 1983. $29.95.

Soviet Education in the 1980s, Edited by J.J. Tomiak, Pp.x, 326. London, Croom Helm, 1983. £17.95.

The Crisis of the University. By Peter Scott. Pp. viii, 277. Beckenham: Croom Helm, 1984. £16.95 hardback, £8.95 paperback.

The Mathematicians’ Apprenticeship: Science, Universities and Society in England 1560–1640. By Mordechai Feingold. Pp. viii, 248. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1984. £22.50.

A Guide to English Educational Terms. By Peter Gordon and Denis Lawton. Pp. xvii, 220. London: Batsford, 1984. £7.50.     

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Books Reviewed in this Article: Reading Between the Numbers: A Critical Guide to Educational Research. Basic Mathematics. By 0. and J. PERRY.     

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Books Reviewed in this Articles: The Statistician at Work: A Glimpse of a Profession in Action Centre for Statistical Education, University of Sheffield, 1987. Devised by Toby Lewis Statistical Investigations in the Secondary School, Open University. Understanding Data By P. Sprenf The Teaching of Practical Statistics By C. W Anderson and R. M. Loynes. Statistics Explained: Basic Concepts and Met hods, By R. Kapadia and G. Anderson.     

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Book reviewed in this article: DE CASTELL, S., LAKE, A. AND KIERAN E. (eds) GARDNER K. (1986) Reading in Today's Schools. EVANS, T. (1987) English in the Primary School. PEARSON, H. (1987) Children Becoming Readers. TOVEY, D. R. and KERBER. J. E. (eds) (1986) Roles in Literacy Learning. NASH, w. (1986) English Usage. A Guide to First Principles. DAVIES, F. (1986) Books in the School Curriculum. INGHAM. J. with BROWN, v. (1986) The State of Reading. ADAMS. J. (1986) The Conspiracy of the Text: theplace of narrative in thedevelopment of thought. HARRIS. R. (1986) The Origin of Writing. READ, c. (1986) Children's Creative Spelling. WEBSTER, A. and MCONNELL. c. (1987) Children with Speech and Language Difficulties. KIERAS, D. E. and JUST, M. A. (eds) (1984) New Methods in Reading Comprehension Research.     

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Books Reviewed in this Article: Elementary Statistics. By DONALD R. BURLESON. The Readable Maths and Statistics Book. By B. EDWARDS. The Penguin Book of Mathematical and Statistical Tables. By R. D. NELSON Reason by Numbers. By PETER G. MOORE. Do you Panic about Maths. By LAURIE BUXTON     

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Book reviewed in this Article: Notes Towards a History of Teaching Statistics. By J. Bibby . Work Out Operational Research. By T. A. Burley and G. O'Sullivan.     

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Books Reviewed in this Article: Elementary Statistics, By Donna H. Skane . Statistics: Principles and Methods. By R. Johnson and G. Beiattacharyya .     

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Psychology for Teachers , David Fontana , Macmillan.
Making Science Education Relevant , Douglas P Newton
Teacher Shortage Subjects: The Contribution of Supported Self-Study and Other Alternative Approaches to the Teaching of Maths, Physics, and CDT , L Gilbert and K Van Haeften .
The Open Learning Pocket Workbook , Roger Lewis and Lesley MacDonald .
Interactive Learning Events: a Guide for Practitioners , Ken Jones .
Computers in Company Training , David Hawkridge, Wendy Newton and Carole Hall .
IT Helps—Information Technology for FE Students with Special Needs , Peter Fowler .
Essential Guide to Interactive Videodisc Hardware and Applications , C R Miller .
Informatics and Education , R Lewis and E D Tagg .
GCSE: a New Teaching Approach , J Christian-Carter and J Burton .
Teaching and Learning with Robots , Colin Terry and Peter Thomas .     

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Books Reviewed in this Article: Statistics: A guide to the unknown . Edited by J. M. TANUR et al. Holden Day. Mathematical Carnival . By MARTIN GARDNER     

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Book reviewed in this Article: Probability and Statistics with Reliability, Queuing and Computer Science Applications. By K. S. Trivedi Introducing Social Statistics. By R. Startup and E. T. Whittaker. George Allen and Unwin. 1982. Studies in Sociology: 12. 201 pages Success in Statistics. By Fred Caswell. How to Tell the Liars from the Statisticians. By Robert Hooke. Marcel Dekker, 1983. 173 pages (hardback).