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UST 803 Textbook, Additional Readings & Research Resources

TEXTS

For accuracy and changes, always rely on the syllabus distributed in class.

Damodar N. Gujarati (1995). Essentails of Econometrics. New York: McGraw Hill 2006 (3^d edition). Peter Kennedy (1984). A Guide to Econometrics. Cambridge: MIT Press (optional, from the library.)

Trochim, W. (1997). The Knowledge Base, An Online Research Methods Textbook

Trochim & Davis, Computer simulations for research design

Exploring Data, Education Queensland (on the WEB)

David Lane, HyperStat Online (on the WEB)

Surfstat

Consult as needed:

Gujarati student center
Statistics Glossary for basic definitions
Refreshers on:

Random variables
Sampling distributions
Hypothesis testing: small and large samples

Statlets by NWP Associates
WEBstats
Econometrics lecture notes (A. Buck)
Online Texts for Econometrics and Mathematical Economics
Tests and Exams and Interactive tests in Econometrics, including Graph skills pretest, Simple regression quizz & Statistics practice problems
DAU Math refresher

ADDITIONAL READINGS

D. C. Phillips (1987). Philosophy, Science and Social Inquiry. Oxford: Pergamon Press.

Analytical Software (1992). STATISTIX 3.5: An Interactive Statistical Analysis Program for the IBM PC. St. Paul.

Aitken, Alexander Craig.Statistical Mathematics, 7th ed. Edinburgh: Oliver and Boyd, 1952.

Allen, Arnold O. Probability, Statistics, and Queueing Theory with Computer Science Applications, 2nd ed. Orlando, FL: Academic Press, 1990.

Anderson, Richard Loree and Bancroft, Theodore Alfonso. Statistical Theory in Research. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1952.

Arkin, Herbert and Colton, Raymond R. Statistial Methods, 4th ed. rev. New York: Barnes and Noble, 1967.

Arlinghaus, Sandra L. and Griffith, Daniel A. (Eds.). Practical Handbook of Spatial Statistics. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press, 1996.

Ash, Robert B. Basic Probability Theory. New York: Wiley, 1970.

Babu, Gutti and Feigelson, Eric. Astrostatistics. New York: Chapman and Hall, 1996.

Barr, Donald R. and Zehna, Peter W. Probability: Modeling Uncertainty. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1983.

Beers, Yardley. Introduction to the Theory of Error, 2nd ed. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1957.

Berman, Simeon M. The Elements of Probability. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1969.

Bernstein, Peter. Against the Gods: The remakable story of risk. ISBN: 0471295639. Publisher: Wiley, John & Sons, Incorporated, 1998.

Bevington, Philip R.Data Reduction and Error Analysis for the Physical Sciences. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1969. Now in 2nd ed.

Bevington, Philip R. and Robinson, D.K. Data Reduction and Error Analysis in the Physical Sciences, 2nd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1992.

Yvonne M. M. Bishop, Stephen E. Fienberg, Paul W. Holland (1975). Discrete Multivariate Analysis: Theory and Practice. Cambridge: The MIT Press.

Blackwell, David. Basic Statistics. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1969.

Breiman, L. Probability. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1968.

Breiman, L. Probability and Stochastic Processes: With a View Toward Applications. Houghton Mifflin. 1986. Emphasis on practical applications.

Broneer, P. & Menninger, K. Number Words and number symbols: A cultural history of numbers. Dover, 1992

Burnside, W. Theory of Probability. Cambridge University Press, 1928.

Camp, R.H. The Mathematical Part oif Elementary Statistics.

Carlborg, Frank W. Introduction to Statistics. Glenview, IL: Scott, Foresman , 1968.

Chung, Kai Lai. Elementary Probability Theory with Stochastic Processes, 3rd ed. New York: Springer-Verlag, 1979.

Jacob Cohen, Patricia Cohen (1983). Applied Multiple Regression/Correlation Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences. Hillsdale: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Publishers.

Cramér, Harald. Mathematical Methods of Statistics. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1946.

Crow, Edwin L.; Davis, Frances A.; Maxfield, Margaret W. Statistical Manual, with Examples taken for Ordnance Development. New York: Dover, 1960.

Croxton, Frederick Emory and Cowden, Dudley Johnstone. Applied General Statistics, 2nd ed. New York: Prentice-Hall, 1955.

Daston, Lorraine Classical Probability in the Enlightement, 1995.

DeGroot, Morris H. Probability and Statistics, 3rd ed. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1991.

Deming, William Edwards. Statistical Adjustment of Data. New York: Wiley, 1943.

Derman, Cyrus; Gleser, Leon J.; and Olkin, Ingram. A Guide to Probability: Theory and Application. New York: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973.

Dixon, Wilfrid Joseph and Massey, Frank Jones. Introduction to Statistical Analysis, 3rd ed. New York: McGraw-Hill, 1969.

Doob, Joseph L. Stochastic Processes. New York: Wiley, 1953.

Downie, N.M. and Heath, R.W. Basic Statistical Methods, 4th ed. New York: Harper and Row, 1974.

Dubins, Lester E. and Savage, Leonard J. Inequalities for Stochastic Processes: How to Gamble if you Must. New York: Dover, 1976.

Dunteman, George Henry. Introduction to Multivariate Analysis. Beverly Hills: Sage Publications, 1984.

Durrett, Richard. Probability: Theory and Examples. Pacific Grove, CA: Wadsworth and Brooks/Cole, 1991.

Edwards, Allen L. Multiple Regression and the Analysis of Variance and Covariance. San Francisco: W.H. Freeman, 1979.

Eigen, Manfred and Winkler, Ruthild. Laws of the Game: How the Principles of Nature Govern Chance. New York: Harper and Row, 1983.

Elderton, William Palin. Frequency Curves and torrelation, 3rd ed. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1938.

Elliott, P.D.T.A. Probabilistic Number Theory I: Mean Value Theorems. Springer-Verlag, 1979.

Elliott, P.D.T.A. Probabilistic Number Theory II: Central LimitTheorems. Springer-Verlag, 1980.

Epstein, Richard A. The Theory of Gambling and Statistical Logic, 2nd ed. San Diego: Academic Press, 1995.

Falk, Ruma. Understanding Probability and Statisticss: A Book of Problems. A.K. Peters, 1993.

Feller, W. An Introduction to Probability Theory and Its Applications, Vol. 1, 3rd ed. New York: Wiley, 1968.

Feller, W. An Introduction to Probability Theory and Its Applications, Vol. 2. New York: Wiley, 1966.

Feller, W. An Introduction to Probability Theory and Its Applications, vol. 2, 2nd ed. New York: Wiley, 1968.

Stephen E. Fienberg (1977). The Analysis of Cross-Classified Categorical Data. Cambridge: The MIT Press.

Fisher, Irving. The Making of Index Numbers. 1967.

Fisher, Ronald Aylmer. The Design of Experiments, 8th ed. New York: Hafner, 1966.

Fisher, Ronald Aylmer.Statistical Methods for Research Workers, 14th ed., rev. and enl. Darien, CO: Hafner, 1970.

Fisher, N.I. Staitistical Analysis of Circular Data. 1996.

Fisher, N. I.; Lewis, Toby; and Embleton, Brian J. J. Statistical Analysis of Spherical Data. Cambridge, England: Cambridge University Press, 1987.

Freedman, David; Pisani, Robert; and Purves, Roger. Statistics. New York: Norton, 1978.

Freund, John E. Introduction to Probability. New York: Dover, 1993.

Freund, John E. Modern Elementary Statistics, 3rd ed. Englewood Cliffs, NJ: Prentice-Hall, 1967.

Freund, John E. and Williams, Frank J. Dictionary/Outline of Basic Statistics. New York: Dover, 1991.

Fristedt, Bert and Gray, Lawrence. A Modern Approach to Probability Theory. Boston: Birkhäuser, 1997.

Frodsen, Skjeggestad, and Tofte. Probability and Statistics in Particle Physics. Berlin, Germany: Universitetsforlaget.

Gani, J. (Ed.). Perspectives in Probability and Statistics: Papers in Honour of M.S. Bartlett. London: Academic Press,1975.

Gemignani, Michael. Finite Probability. Reading, MA: Addison-Wesley, 1970.

Ghahramani, Saeed. Fundamentals of Probability. 1996.

Gnedenko, Boris Vladimirovich and Khinchin, Aleksandr IAkovlevich. An Elementary Introduction to the Theory of Probability. New York: Dover, 1961.

Sheldon Goldenberg (1992). Thinking Methodologically. Harper Collins Publishers.

Kenneth R. Hoover (1992). The Elements of Social Scientific Thinking. New York: St. Martin's Press.

Michael D. Intriligator (1978). Econometric Models, Techniques & Applications. Englewood Cliffs: Prentice-Hall.

G. S. Maddala (1977). Econometrics. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company.

Donald F. Morrison (1976). Multivariate Statistical Analysis. New York: McGraw-Hill Book Company.

S. James Press (1982). Applied Multivariate Analysis: Using Bayesian and frequentist methods of inference. Malabar: Robert E. Krieger Publishing Company.

Herman W. Smith (1991). Strategies of Social Research. Holt, Rinehart and Winston.

Barbara Tabachnick and Linda S. Fidell (1989). Using Multivariate Statistics. Cambridge: Harper & Row.

Henri Theil (1971). Principles of Econometrics. New York: John Wiley & Sons.

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