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Volume 162, issue 3, 1999

Editorial: Modelling structured categorical data pp. 269-271

I. Plewis and G. Raab

Spatial variation in teenage conceptions in south and west England pp. 273-289

I. Diamond, S. Clements, N. Stone and R. Ingham

An experiment in primary health care provision pp. 291-302

N. T. Longford

Why use arbitrary points scores?: ordered categories in models of educational progress pp. 303-328

Antony Fielding

Comments on the papers by Diamond et al., Longford and Fielding pp. 329-330

C. D. Payne

A comparison of population average and random‐effect models for the analysis of longitudinal count data with base‐line information pp. 331-347

Robert Crouchley and R. B. Davies

A multilevel analysis of longitudinal ordinal data: evaluation of the level of physical performance of women receiving adjuvant therapy for breast cancer pp. 349-360

H. J. Ribaudo, M. Bacchi, J. Bernhard and S. G. Thompson

Comments on the papers by Crouchley and Davies and Ribaudo et al pp. 361-361

C. D. Payne

Accounting for inaccuracies in population counts and case registration in cancer mapping studies pp. 363-382

N. Best and J. Wakefield

Classical multilevel and Bayesian approaches to population size estimation using multiple lists pp. 383-405

S. E. Fienberg, M. S. Johnson and B. W. Junker

Modelling consumers' use of products pp. 407-421

H. Romaniuk, C. J. Skinner and P. J. Cooper

Comments on the papers by Best and Wakefield, Flenberg et al. and Romaniuk et al pp. 423-423

C. D. Payne

Estimation in large cross random‐effect models by data augmentation pp. 425-436

D. Clayton and J. Rasbash

A multilevel exploration of the role of interviewers in survey non‐response pp. 437-446

C. O'Muircheartaigh and P. Campanelli

Comments on the papers by Clayton and Rasbash, and O'Muircheartaigh and Campanelli pp. 447-448

C. D. Payne

Volume 162, issue 2, 1999

Editorial: Statistics and devolution in the UK pp. 133-136

I. McLean

Influence of light level on the incidence of road casualties and the predicted effect of changing ‘summertime’ pp. 137-175

J. Broughton, M. Hazelton and M. Stone

Symmetric pattern models: a latent variable approach to item non‐response in attitude scales pp. 177-194

C. O'Muircheartaigh and I. Moustaki

The zero‐inflated Poisson model and the decayed, missing and filled teeth index in dental epidemiology pp. 195-209

D. Böhning, E. Dietz, P. Schlattmann, L. Mendonça and U. Kirchner

Forecasting on British election night 1997 pp. 211-226

P. J. Brown, D. Firth and C. D. Payne

Multivariate shrinkage estimation of small area means and proportions pp. 227-245

N. T. Longford

A methodological strategy for a one‐number census in the UK pp. 247-267

J. J. Brown, I. D. Diamond, R. L. Chambers, L. J. Buckner and A. D. Teague

Volume 162, issue 1, 1999

Editorial: Sampling for UK telephone surveys pp. 1-4

M. Collins

The long‐term pattern of adult mortality and the highest attained age pp. 5-43

A. R. Thatcher

Surgical audit: statistical lessons from Nightingale and Codman pp. 45-58

D. J. Spiegelhalter

Does social mobility affect the size of the socioeconomic mortality differential?: evidence from the Office for National Statistics Longitudinal Study pp. 59-70

D. Blane, S. Harding and M. Rosato

Building multivariable prognostic and diagnostic models: transformation of the predictors by using fractional polynomials pp. 71-94

W. Sauerbrei and P. Royston

What works?: selectivity models and meta‐analysis pp. 95-109

J. Copas

Efficacy of programmes for the unemployed: discrete time modelling of duration data from a matched‐comparison study pp. 111-120

D. Firth, C. Payne and J. Payne

Bayesian inference for partially observed stochastic epidemics pp. 121-129

P. D. O’Neill and G. O. Roberts

Corrigendum: Epidemiology and litigation—the Sellafield childhood leukaemia cases pp. 131-131

R. Wakeford

Volume 160, issue 3, 1997

Editorial: The 1997 UK Pre‐election Polls pp. 381-385

Colm O'Muircheartaigh and Peter Lynn

Editorial: The Measurement of Unemployment in the UK: the Position at June 1997 pp. 385-388

David Bartholomew

Diet Revealed?: Semiparametric Estimation of Nutrient Intake–Age Relationships pp. 389-428

Andrew Chesher

Bayesian Analysis of DNA Profiling Data in Forensic Identification Applications pp. 429-459

Lindsey A. Foreman, Adrian F. M. Smith and Ian W. Evett

Modelling Political Popularity: an Analysis of Long‐range Dependence in Opinion Poll Series pp. 471-490

David Byers, James Davidson and David Peel

Regression Modelling of Disease Risk in Relation to Point Sources pp. 491-505

Peter Diggle, Sara Morris, Paul Elliott and Gavin Shaddick

Examining Associations between Occupation and Health by using Routinely Collected Data pp. 507-521

Lucy M. Carpenter, Noreen E. S. Maconochie, Eve Roman and D. R. Cox

Statistical Classification Methods in Consumer Credit Scoring: a Review pp. 523-541

D. J. Hand and W. E. Henley

Letter to the Editors: Improved Approximations for Multilevel Models with Binary Responses pp. 593-593

N. T. Longford

Corrigendum: A Multilevel Modelling Approach to Examining the Effects of Area of Residence on Health and Functioning pp. 612-612

Russell Ecob

Volume 159, issue 3, 1996

Editorial: Statistics and Statisticians in the Regulation of Medicines pp. 359-362

John A. Lewis

Editorial: Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy and ‘The Term Safe is Not the Same as Zero Risk’ pp. 363-365

Sheila M. Gore

Mad Cows and Ecstasy: Chance and Choice in an Evidence‐Based Society pp. 367-383

Adrian F. M. Smith

League Tables and Their Limitations: Statistical Issues in Comparisons of Institutional Performance pp. 385-409

Harvey Goldstein and David J. Spiegelhalter

Statistics and the Theory of Measurement pp. 445-473

D. J. Hand

Religious Mobility in the Uk pp. 493-504

Richard Breen and Bernadette C. Hayes

Improved Approximations for Multilevel Models with Binary Responses pp. 505-513

Harvey Goldstein and Jon Rasbash

The Epidemiology of Suicide in London pp. 515-533

Peter Congdon

Public Opinion Polls: The Uk General Election, 1992 pp. 535-545

T. M. F. Smith

A Statistical Algorithm for the Early Detection of Outbreaks of Infectious Disease pp. 547-563

C. P. Farrington, N. J. Andrews, A. D. Beale and M. A. Catchpole

Obituary: Jan Tinbergen, 1903–94 pp. 614-616

David Hendry and Mary S. Morgan

Obituary: Stefan Vajda, 1901–95 pp. 616-617

John Bather

Obituary: Pius Peter Kallaa, 1944–95 pp. 617-618

V. E. Muba and G. M. Clarke

1. Quality by Experimental Design, 2Nd Edn pp. 619-620

John Disney

2. Statistics for the Environment pp. 620-621

David Kemp

3. Aspects of Uncertainty: A Tribute to D. V. Lindley pp. 621-621

Jon Forster

4. Experimental Methods: A Primer for Economists pp. 622-622

Antony Fielding

5. Statistical Inference pp. 622-623

Keith Rennolls

6. An Introduction to Experimental Design and Statistics for Biology pp. 623-624

Rachel Atkinson

7. Random Walks and Random Environments: Vol. I, Random Walks pp. 624-625

P. M. Lee

8. Cyclic and Computer Generated Designs pp. 625-625

Lynda White

9. Recent Advances in Descriptive Multivariate Analysis pp. 625-626

Trevor J. Ringrose

10. Reliability Analysis for Engineers: An Introduction pp. 626-627

Alan Winterbottom

11. Stochastic Geometry Models in Image Analysis and Spatial Statistics pp. 627-628

D. M. Titterington

12. Statistical Applications Using Fuzzy Sets pp. 628-629

John Hinde

13. Statistics in Engineering — a Practical Approach pp. 629-630

G. R. Braithwaite

14. Survival Analysis — a Practical Approach pp. 630-631

P. Oman

15. The Jackknife and Bootstrap pp. 631-632

G. A. Young

16. Business Forecasting and Planning pp. 632-632

T. J. Orchard

17. Statistics for the Social Sciences pp. 632-633

Charles Lound

Volume 159, issue 2, 1996

Editorial pp. 197-199

Ian Plewis and Fred Smith

Adjusting for Measurement Error in Multilevel Analysis pp. 201-212

Geoffrey Woodhouse, Min Yang, Harvey Goldstein and Jon Rasbash

New Developments in Latent Structure Analysis Applied to Social Attitudes pp. 213-224

L. M. de Menezes and D. J. Bartholomew

Reconciling Recalled Dates of Developmental Milestones, Events and Transitions: A Mixed Generalized Linear Model with Random Mean and Variance Functions pp. 225-234

Andrew Pickles, Kevin Pickering and Colin Taylor

Updating Small Area Population Estimates in England and Wales pp. 235-247

Stephen Simpson, Ian Diamond, Pete Tonkin and Rachel Tye

Logistic Regression Models for Binary Panel Data with Attrition pp. 249-263

Garrett M. Fitzmaurice, Anthony F. Heath and Peter Clifford

Regression Analysis for Complex Survey Data with Missing Values of a Covariate pp. 265-274

C. J. Skinner and O. Coker

The Restart Effect and the Return to Full‐Time Stable Employment pp. 275-288

Peter Dolton and Donal O'Neill

Immunization Uptake in Rural Bangladesh: A Multilevel Analysis pp. 289-299

Fiona Steele, Ian Diamond and Sajeda Amin

Visualization of Event Histories pp. 301-308

Brian Francis and Mark Fuller

Monte Carlo Exact Tests for Square Contingency Tables pp. 309-321

Peter W. F. Smith, Jonathan J. Forster and John W. McDonald

Bayesian Analysis of Realistically Complex Models pp. 323-342

N. G. Best, D. J. Spiegelhalter, A. Thomas and C. E. G. Brayne

1. Practical Statistical Process Control—A Tool for Quality Manufacturing pp. 343-344

Martin Gibson

2. The Statistical Analysis of Time Series pp. 344-345

P. J. Young

4. Structural Equation Modeling with Eqs and Eqs/Windows pp. 345-346

Graham Dunn

3. Practical Methods for Reliability Data Analysis pp. 345-345

Alan Kimber

5. Wavelets: Theory, Algorithms and Applications: Vol. 5, Wavelet Analysis and its Applications pp. 346-347

Andrew Walden

6. Elements of Statistics pp. 347-347

R. I. Cooper

7. The Theory of Gambling and Statistical Logic pp. 348-348

G. H. Freeman

9. Just the Essentials of Elementary Statistics pp. 349-350

Flavia Jolliffe

8. Continuous Univariate Distributions pp. 349-349

Rodney Coleman

10. Time Series Analysis by Higher Order Crossings pp. 350-350

E. McKenzie

12. Distribution‐Free Statistical Methods pp. 351-352

Martin Knott

11. Quality Through Design: Experimental Design, Off‐Line Quality Control, and Taguchi's Contributions pp. 351-351

L. V. White

13. Chaotic Dynamics: Theory and Applications to Economics pp. 352-353

H. Tong

14. Limit Theorems of Probability Theory: Sequences of Independent Random Variables pp. 353-354

Michael J. Phillips

15. Diffusions, Markov Processes and Martingales: Vol. 1, Foundations pp. 354-355

N. Bingham

16. An Introduction to Statistics for Managers pp. 355-356

Sean O'Broin

17. Statistical Data Analysis for Ocean and Atmospheric Sciences pp. 356-357

A. D. Lunn

18. Advanced Linear Models: Theory and Applications pp. 357-358

A. C. Atkinson

Volume 159, issue 1, 1996

Editorial: Issues for Statisticians Involved with Court Cases pp. 1-3

Stephen Evans

Political Polling: 95% Expertise and 5% Luck pp. 5-20

Robert Worcester

How Might Opinion Polls be Improved?: The Case for Probability Sampling pp. 21-28

Peter Lynn and Roger Jowell

Reay and Hope Versus British Nuclear Fuels Plc: Issues Faced When a Research Project Formed the Basis of Litigation pp. 41-47

Hazel M. Inskip

Trial Design Based on Surrogate End Points — Application to Comparison of Different Breast Screening Frequencies pp. 49-60

N. E. Day and S. W. Duffy

A Multilevel Modelling Approach to Examining the Effects of Area of Residence on Health and Functioning pp. 61-75

Russell Ecob

Illness Behaviour and the Measurement of Class Differentials in Morbidity pp. 77-92

D. Blane, C. Power and M. Bartley

Multiplicity Considerations in the Design and Analysis of Clinical Trials pp. 93-110

Richard J. Cook and Vern T. Farewell

What's in a Mean? — an Examination of the Inconsistency between Men and Women in Reporting Sexual Partnerships pp. 111-123

J. Wadsworth, A. M. Johnson, K. Wellings and J. Field

Fitting Bivariate Intensity Functions, with an Application to Modelling Delays in Reporting Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome pp. 125-131

J. K. Lindsey

Diagnostic Testing and Sensitivity Analysis in the Construction of Social Accounting Matrices pp. 133-148

R. P. Byron

Using Examination Results as Indicators of School and College Performance pp. 149-163

Harvey Goldstein and Sally Thomas

Obituary: James Harold Wilson 1916–95 pp. 165-173

Peter G. Moore

Obituary: William Joseph Jennett, 1912–94 pp. 173-175

Joan Keen

1. Understanding Log‐Linear Analysis with Ilog pp. 177-178

G. J. G. Upton

2. Inference and Asymptotics pp. 178-179

George A. Barnard

3. Statistics for the Environment 2: Water Related Issues pp. 179-180

Marian Scott

4. Statistics for Long‐Memory Processes pp. 180-181

W. D. Ray

5. Topics in Advanced Econometrics pp. 181-182

J. Hidalgo

6. Alternative Methods of Regression pp. 182-183

Joyce Snell

7. Statistical Models for Ordinal Variables pp. 183-184

M. C. Jones

8. Multidimensional Scaling pp. 184-185

J. C. Gower

9. Teaching Statistics at its Best: A Series of Articles for Teachers pp. 185-186

Flavia Jolliffe

10. Probability with a View Toward Statistics, Vols I and Ii pp. 186-187

Wilfrid Kendall

11. Applied Discriminant Analysis pp. 187-187

P. D. L. Constable

12. Modelling Frequency and Count Data pp. 188-188

Joyce Snell

13. Problems and Methods in Longitudinal Research: Stability and Change pp. 188-189

Angela Dale

14. Analysis of Two‐Way Layouts pp. 189-189

Mark Woodward

15. Analysing Survival Data from Clinical Trials and Observational Studies pp. 190-190

P. Oman

16. Agricultural Field Experiments pp. 190-191

J. W. McNicol

17. Theoretical Probability for Applications pp. 191-192

S. M. Pitts

18. Choquet–Deny Type Functional Equations with Applications to Stochastic Models pp. 192-193

Valerie Isham

19. Statistical Methods for Physical Science: Vol. 28, Methods of Experimental Physics pp. 193-194

Andrew Walden

20. Fractals, Random Shapes and Point Fields pp. 194-195

Ben Hambly