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| Foreword 1St Edition | |
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| Preface | |
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| Contributors | |
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| Explanatory Notes | |
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| Domain of coverage xv Order and place of entries xv Synonyms, antonyms, and related terms xv | |
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| Language and usage conventions xv | |
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| Sources and references xvi | |
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| Adages xvi | |
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| Usage notes xvi | |
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| Etymologies xvi | |
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| Abbreviations xvii | |
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| Index xvii | |
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| Usage Practices, Cautions, And Recommendations | |
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| Recommended and preferred usages xx | |
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| Comparative and relative terms xxii | |
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| Redundancies, repetitions, and unnecessary words xxiii | |
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| Not saying what we mean xxv | |
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| Humanizing the inanimate xxv | |
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| Pre-, post-, non-, and un- words | |
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| Small troublesome words | |
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| The language of praise, implied value judgment, and presumption | |
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| Euphemisms | |
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| Currency words | |
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| The language of criticism | |
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| The language of exception | |
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| The language of intimidation, implication, and position | |
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| The language of division | |
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| Usurpative language | |
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| The language of positivity and negativity xxxiv Pronouns | |
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| The language of equivocation and weaseling | |
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| Vacuous language and claims | |
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| Jargon | |
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| Truth by declaration and repetition | |
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| Abbreviationsoxli | |
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| Listing Of Entries | |
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| Dictionary A 1 B 15 C 27 D 63 E 79 F 93 G 107 H 113 I 119 J and K 137 L 141 M 151 N 165 O 175 P 185 Q 217 R 221 S 241 T 273 U 291 V 297 W 301 X, Y, and Z | |
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| References | |
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| Index | |
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| Equations And Functions Bayes′ Theorem | |
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| Binomial distribution | |
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| Binomial theorem | |
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| Bivariate normal distribution | |
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| Exponential distribution | |
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| F-test statistic | |
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| Gamma distribution | |
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| Gamma function | |
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| Geometric distribution | |
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| Gompertz′s curve | |
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| Greco-Latin square | |
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| Hypergeometric distribution | |
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| Inverse sine transformation | |
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| Kappa statistic | |
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| Kendall's tau | |
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| Latin square | |
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| Normal distribution | |
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| Poisson distribution | |
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| Square root transformation | |
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| t distribution | |
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| Graphic Illustrations | |
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| Bar Diagram | |
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| Bell-Shaped Curve | |
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| Bimodal Distribution | |
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| Box Plot | |
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| Chi-square Distribution | |
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| Circle Graph | |
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| Closed Sequential Design | |
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| CONSORT Chart | |
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| Cumulative Frequency Distribution | |
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| Exponential Distribution | |
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| F Distribution | |
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| Flowchart | |
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| Forest Plot | |
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| Frequency Polygon | |
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| Gantt Chart | |
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| Histogram | |
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| Isometric Graph | |
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| J-shaped Curve | |
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| Left Skew Distribution | |
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| Logistic Curve | |
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| Normal Distribution | |
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| Open Sequential Design | |
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| Poisson Distribution | |
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| Right Skew Distribution | |
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| s-shaped Curve | |
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| Scatter Diagram | |
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| Survival Curve | |
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| t Distribution | |
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| Uniform Distribution | |
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| Venn Diagram | |