...Stuart Hannabuss Nassim   Nicholas Taleb . The Black Swan: The Impact of the Highly Improbable . London : Allen Lane (an imprint of Penguin Books)   2007 . , ISBN: ISBN 978‐0‐713‐99995‐2 hardback   £20.00 © Emerald Group Publishing Limited 2008 --> Statistics...

... confusion for students who are trying to discuss the differences between qualitative and quantitative approaches, as they are set out succinctly here. There are also a number of clearly explained entries describing statistical tests for significance, and key statistical concepts are collected, together...

...George Macgregor Research methods Library and information research Statistics Research conducted in the library and information science (LIS) domain has historically received bad press and can often make for some pretty grim reading. Research has been described as “non‐cumulative...

... indicators. As the title suggests, the book is focused on free or inexpensive statistical resources on the web and it succeeds in providing just that. In large part, databases from “library‐type systems” have not been discussed and the reader is directed to Bernstein’s earlier publication, Finding...

...Louise Ellis‐Barrett Public libraries Statistics School libraries A report from the LISU, this text is not easy to digest. However, it is a valuable resource to those who work in libraries providing a specific service to children and young people. Covering the service provision of public...

...Stuart Hannabuss Leo   Egghe and Ronald   Rousseau . Elementary Statistics for Effective Library and Information Service Management . London : Aslib‐IMI Information Management   2001 . iv+120pp. , ISBN: ISBN 0 85142 451 1   £24.99 Statistics Library management...

... it”. David   Spiller , Claire   Creaser and Alice   Murphy . Libraries in the Workplace . Loughborough : University of Loughborough, Library Information and Statistics Unit   1998 . 226 pp. , ISBN: ISBN 1 901786 13 7   £35.00 LISU Occasional paper 20 Special libraries...

...Stuart Hannabuss Public libraries Schools Statistics UK The aim of LISU is to act as the UK national centre for the collation, analysis, and dissemination of statistical data relating to library and information activities, and, as a result, encourage good practice in librarians...

...Peter Stephen; Susan Hornby The need for investigation to provide hard evidence for management planning and decisions is well recognized. Statistical methods offer meaningful analyses of quantitative and qualitative data. Data may be acquired from published and official sources or by one′s own...

...Stuart Hannabuss Statistics in libraries are commonplace, but they are usually enumerative and not statistically analysed. Demonstrates three practical applications of statistical analysis: using correlation with data about overdue and loan periods, significance testing of issue figures...