Hand D.J., Everitt B. (eds.) The Statistical consultant in action

Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1987. — 201 p.This book presents the human side of statistical consulting and illustrates the problems and opportunities that can arise for the modern consultant. Statistical problems occur in almost all areas of science, medicine, industry, in marketing, and finance and a wide range of interests is catered for by the twelve contributions to this unique volume. These contributions demonstrate that statistical consultancy provides a broad spectrum of intellectually stimulating problems, as well as being a vital tool in many aspects of modern life. The book will be valuable to university and college students of statistics and to all those who use statistical techniques in a consultancy environment of any kind.Statistical consultancy.
Consultants' cameos: a chapter of encounters.
Straight consulting.
A two-period crossover trial.
Consultancy in a medical school, illustrated by a clinical trial for the treatment of primary biliary cirrhosis.
The analysis of response latencies.
Acid rain and tree roots: an analysis of an experiment.
On identifying yeasts and related problems.
Uneven sex ratios in the light-brown apple moth: a problem in outlier allocation.
Collaboration between university and industry.
Inspection for faulty components before or after assembly of manufactured items.
Statistical modeling of the EEC Labour Force Survey: a project history.
Bibliography on statistical consulting.