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Reviews of Recent Books

The structure of this book is an interesting variant on familiar text-books of psychology. After a brief introductory chapter on the subject-matter and methods of the science, the student is plunged at once into the technical field of animal psychology. The author admits in his preface that this chapter is " the least well rounded and comprehensive "; and this is true. It is so because many of ...

Reviews and Notices of Books

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IAPR Fellow, shares a personal sketch of his career in statistical pattern recognition. At the end, he poses questions to entice further research. Chart of some upcoming IAPR and non-IAPR workshops, conferences, and summer schools of interest to the I APR community. The views expressed in this newsletter represent the personal views of the authors and not necessarily those of their host institu...

Reviews of popular science books.

Do you read popular neuroscience? Do you think Oliver Sacks is spot on and use his books to engage students or do you reckon his patient reports are more like novels or science fiction? Are you taken by Antonio Damasio’s powerful arguments or do you think he did not get his philosophy exactly right? Do you enjoy the writings of William Calvin, Susan Greenfield, Vilayanur Ramachandran or do you ...

Reviews of Books and Teaching Materials

Since a large fraction of statisticians use their trade by interacting with nonstatisticians working on applied problems, this book should have broad appeal. The authors have developed a diverse and readable book that tackles many aspects of consulting in good proportion. It describes the consulting process and common statistical methodologies, strategies of effective communication skills, and ...