San Antonio College Library

"Concise, complete, nontechnical--the ideal introduction to an increasingly important topic In recent years, the use of statistical methods for categorical data has increased dramatically in a variety of areas and applications. This book provides an applied introduction to the most important methods for analyzing categorical data. It summarizes methods that have long played a prominent role, such as chi-squared tests, but places special emphasis on...

Discusses how forecasting is conducted, evaluated, reported and applied by academic, private, and governmental bodies, as well as how forecasting might be taught and what costs are induced by forecast errors.