Almost 200 procedures are presented in a standardized format including relevant background information, an example, a symbolic and verbal description of the statistical hypotheses evaluated with the test, computations, interpretations of test results, additional analytical procedures, additional discussion, and additional examples, addendum, and references. Although the intent is to make these procedures accessible with easy-to-follow guidelines, the author warns against considering this reference a cookbook; he emphasizes that lack of understanding of underlying concepts and inappropriate use of the methods will produce utterly meaningless results. This fifth edition is substantially expanded with material on path analysis, structural equation modeling, meta-analysis, time series analysis, and statistical quality control. The intended readership includes researchers in a broad range of disciplines including math/statistics; the social, biological, and environmental sciences; economics; business; and education. Annotation ©2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)