Preface xiii
Acknowledgements
Bob Hogg passed away in 2014, so he did not work on this edition of the book.
Often, though, when I was trying to decide whether or not to make a change in the
manuscript, I found myself thinking of what Bob would do. In his memory, I have
retained the order of the authors for this edition.
As with earlier editions, comments from readers are always welcomed and ap-
preciated. We would like to thank these reviewers of the previous edition: James
Baldone, Virginia College; Steven Culpepper, University of Illinois at Urbana-
Champaign; Yuichiro Kakihara, California State University; Jaechoul Lee, Boise
State University; Michael Levine, Purdue University; Tingni Sun, University of
Maryland, College Park; and Daniel Weiner, Boston University. We appreciated
and took into consideration their comments for this revision. We appreciate the
helpful comments of Thomas Hettmansperger of Penn State University, Ash Abebe
of Auburn University, and Professor Ioannis Kalogridis of the University of Leuven.
A special thanks to Patrick Barbera (Portfolio Manager, Statistics), Lauren Morse
(Content Producer, Math/Stats), Yvonne Vannatta (Product Marketing Manager),
and the rest of the staff at Pearson for their help in putting this edition together.
Thanks also to Richard Ponticelli, North Shore Community College, who accuracy
checked the page proofs. Also, a special thanks to my wife Marge for her unwavering
support and encouragement of my efforts in writing this edition.
Joe McKean