Permutation Tests: A Practical Guide to Resampling Methods for Testing Hypotheses (Springer Series in Statistics)

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Summary: Second Edition of highly regarded book on permutations
Review: This is the second edition of a popular text on permutation methods which just came out in February 2000. Dr. Good has been an expert on permutation tests for over 25 years. In the 1980s he was the editor of a journal called Randomization which dealt specifically with the latest developments in permutation methods. He has also contributed to the scholarly research on this subject with a number of useful publications. In addition through his company he has done a great deal of consulting and has written many reviews on statistical software. He brings all of this valuable experience to the table in this book which emphasizes the wide variety of practical applications for this powerful tool. Permutation methods are gaining increasing popularity along with other resampling methods because of the amazing improvement in speed of digital computers over the past 15 years. This is emphasized in the book which is written at an elementary level for practitioners. It also is filled with practical advice and applications from Dr. Good's many years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. The book has expanded from 228 to 270 pages with additional references and expansion of chapters 12 and 13 which incorporate computing advances over the 6 years since the publication of the first edition.