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Books raphy. Similar compendiums dealing with the other variants of chromatog raphy would be most welcome. Statistical Methods for Engineers and Scientists, Vol. 15. Robert M. Bethea, Benjamin S. Duran, and Thomas L. Boullion. xxi + 583 pages. Marcel Dekker, Inc., 270 Madison Ave., New York, N.Y. 10016. 1975. $25.50
Reviewed by David S. Chambers, De partment of Statistics, University of Tennessee, Knoxville, Tenn. 37916 This book joins a growing number designed for the increasing market in undergraduate engineering and physi cal science. T h e content is similar to t h a t of Walpole and Myers' "Probabil ity and Statistics for Engineers and Scientists" and Freund and Miller's "Probability and Statistics for Engi neers". T h e objective is to provide a basic course in methods. T h e topics are many and varied, extending from basic probability through regression and experimental design. T h e book makes no pretense to heavy involve ment in the development of theory; it is intended as a source of methods useful to its readers, together with some explanation of the way to use these methods. T h e authors provide convenient instructions as to which topics should be omitted in the event only one semester is available; it is ex pected t h a t the entire book will be covered in two quarters. Many examples are included in the text material, and numerous problems at the end of each chapter have been selected from the literature in science and engineering, providing a decided "applied" flavor. Sources of these problems are frequently cited. A good introductory year of college m a t h e matics should be sufficient prepara tion, and no previous statistics is as sumed. There is an appendix on ma trix algebra useful for the regression discussion. The format is the usual one for Marcel Dekker. If one wishes a book to use in a pragmatic course in statis tics, this text might well be consid ered. In the hands of a trained and ex perienced instructor, it can be the basis for a satisfactory methods course. T h e book is in obvious need of more careful editing, and it is hoped t h a t needed changes can be made through the use of an errata sheet and alter ations in subsequent printings. On ini tial reading, errors ranging from mis spelled words to confusing statements were noted on approximately 25 pages (about a 4% error rate). Some exam ples are cited. Page 123, line 5: "How-
