Book reviewed in this article:Traité de statistique théorique et appliquée, D. DuguéWahrscheinlichkeitstheorie, H. RichterIntroduction to Multivariate Statistical Analysis, T. W. AndersonA Course in Multivariate Analysis, M. G. KendallThe Mathematical Theory of Epidemics, Norman T. J. BaileyModels of man, social and rational mathematical essays on rational human behavior in a social setting, Herbert A. SimonSurvey methods in social investigations, C. A. MoserSampling in Sweden. Contributions to the methods and theories of sample survey practice, Tore Dale