"A welcome addition to multivariate analysis. The discussion is lucid and very leisurely, excellently illustrated with applications drawn from a wide variety of fields. A good part of the book can be understood without very specialized statistical knowledge. It is a most welcome contribution to an interesting and lively subject." -- Nature

Originally published in 1974, this is a reprint of a classic, still-valuable text

Structural Models For Counted Data.- Maximum Likelihood Estimates For Complete Tables.- Formal Goodness Of Fit: Summary Statistics And Model Selection.- Maximum Likelihood Estimation For Incomplete Tables.- Estimating The Size Of A Closed Population.- Models For Measuring Change.- Analysis Of Square Tables: Symmetry And Marginal Homogeneity.- Model Selection And Assessing Closeness Of Fit: Practical Aspects.- Other Methods For Estimation And Testing In Cross-Classifications.- Measures Of Association And Agreement.- Pseudo-Bayes Estimates Of Cell Probabilities.- Sampling Models For Discrete Data.- Asymptotic Methods.