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A hands-on approach to the basic principles of empirical model building. Includes a series of real-world statistical problems illustrating modeling skills and techniques. Covers models of growth and decay, systems where competition and interaction...

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A unique, integrated treatment of computer modeling and simulation "e;The future of science belongs to those willing to make the shift to simulation-based modeling,"e; predicts Rice Professor James Thompson, a leading modeler and computati...

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* Considers neoclassical models in light of results that can go wrong with them to bring about better models. * Questions the assumption that markets clear quickly. * Offers a timely examination of the LTCM collapse. * Written by a group of well-r...

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Praise for the First Edition "This...novel and highly stimulating book, which emphasizes solving real problems...should be widely read. It will have a positive and lasting effect on the teaching of modeling and statistics in general." - ...

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A unique, integrated treatment of computer modeling and simulation "The future of science belongs to those willing to make the shift to simulation-based modeling," predicts Rice Professor James Thompson, a leading modeler and computation...

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* Considers neoclassical models in light of results that can go wrong with them to bring about better models. * Questions the assumption that markets clear quickly. * Offers a timely examination of the LTCM collapse. * Written by a group of well-r...

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Absinthe’s renaissance is quickly growing into a culinary movement. The “Green Fairy” is now showing up on cocktail menus at chic restaurants around the country. A Taste for Absinthe celebrates this storied and complex liquor by ...

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This insider's guide reveals the key lessons for managing reformbeing learned from the federal government's Reinventing Governmentprogram. Leaders will discover that success will be evident not inmajor, sweeping changes but in a series of small, b...

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Jane Austen and Co. explores the ways in which classical novels--particularly, but not exclusively, those of Jane Austen--have been transformed into artifacts of contemporary popular culture. Examining recent films, television shows, Internet site...

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the Unit...

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A comprehensive study of the flora and fauna of Ireland, including detailed descriptions of local species and habitats. With beautiful illustrations and scientific rigor, this book is an essential reference for anyone interested in the natural wor...

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The Natural History of Ireland is a comprehensive guide to the flora and fauna of Ireland, written by a team of eminent scientists and naturalists. The book covers all aspects of Irish natural history, including geology, botany, zoology, and ecolo...

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Praise for the First Edition "e;This...novel and highly stimulating book, which emphasizes solving real problems...should be widely read. It will have a positive and lasting effect on the teaching of modeling and statistics in general."e; ...

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The University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) is a public research university located in Madison, Wisconsin. It was the first university established in Wisconsin and remains the oldest and largest university in the state. As of 2008, the campus...

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The difficulties that students with individual education plans (IEPs) encounter in general education classrooms are rarely impossible to overcome. What is required to help them succeed is figuring out the individualised supports they need, whether...

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Ther...

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Ther...

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No Matter what your career you can improve your ability to get hired or stay employed if you understand the sales techniques in this book! "Learn to SELL and Stay Employed" takes you through real-life sales experiences and teaches you over 100 pro...

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No Matter what your career you can improve your ability to get hired or stay employed if you understand the sales techniques in this book!Learn to SELL and Stay Employed takes you through real-life sales experiences and teaches you over 100 proven...

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A range of manuscripts and texts from various social contexts studied for what they reveal of that social background.Prestige, authority and power: what is the significance of these three terms for the study of late-medieval manuscripts and texts?...

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