Books specifically mentioned in his introduc tion. One must conclude t h a t the present book is written with the mod est aim of providing a guide to the ap plication of algebraic formulas to nu merical data. This, in fact, is the case. For exam ple, in applying an unpaired t test to the comparison of two methods for measuring the latent heat of fusion of ice, the book, without any discussion of substance, goes in detail through the steps of calculating the two aver ages, the two sums of squares and variances, and then compares the vari ances by means of the F test. T h e variances are then pooled, and the standard error of the difference is cal culated. This is followed by t h e arith metic for calculating a confidenc in terval for the difference between the means. Similar detailed computation al explanations are provided for t h e comparison of more t h a n two means by analysis of variance, for Duncan's multiple range procedure, for linear and nonlinear, multiple and partial re gression, as well as for a variety of de signs. T h e use of statistics for the inter
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New Books Infrared and Raman Spectroscopy, Part A. Edward G. Brame, Jr., and Jeanette Grasselli, Eds. ix + 345 pages. Marcel Dekker, Inc., 270 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016. 1976. $33.75 This book initiates a new series en titled, "Practical Spectroscopy Se
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