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The complete guide to adjusting for measurement error--expanded and updated


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I am very excite see the new content in this edition.
Actually, I do not read the new version yet. However, the previous one is a new book for everyone who would like to study about Least Squares Adjustemnt. Hopefully, I can get the new edition soon. I will be right back after obtaining a new one.
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I find this book to be very useful for my class as a textbook.I believe I am learning more from the book than I am from the professor.

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I have tried some Pascal procedures in this book and found some errors with them. Please look into Table 26.3, 26.5 & 26.7. No error is found with Table 26.4.
Hope the authors can debug all procedures and e-mail me the bug-free procedure.
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A high-stakes treasure hunt…A twisted trail of murder…A secret one woman may die to discover…

Number one New York Times bestselling author Iris Johansen last electrified readers with Dead Aim and No One to Trust. Now she offers a new pulse-poundingthriller that takes suspense writing to an all-new level: deep below the surface, where a ruthless killer strikes without warning, without mercy...and with the deadliest intent.

Melis Nemid is treading in dangerous waters--and she’s about to be dragged under. As a marine researcher, Melis knows all too well the dangers that can lurk under even the calmest surfaces. But not even she can guess how deep the darkness runs. Only one oceanographer ever came close to discovering the deadly mystery that lies beneath the sea--and he seems to have disappeared from the face of the earth. Now Melis is the last one who knows the truth. And someone is determined that the truth will die with her. For what Melis knows about the deep-sea mystery is only part of a nightmarish past torn by violence. She thought she had put that past behind her when she arrived at her Caribbean island home to research dolphin behavior.

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Not one of her best, but...
I initially read this when it was first published about 6 years ago. I don't remember my impressions other than that they were positive - I continued to buy every book Iris Johansen wrote. I recently re-read Fatal Tide because I started Shadow Zoneand stopped at the beginning because I recognized the main character from Fatal Tide, so I went back and read this book before starting the next one.

Looking at the book with a fresh eye, I don't think it was one of Ms. Johansen's best books. I liked the main character and it was nice to see the little girl from Reap the Wind all grown up. I never did get a complete picture of Jed Kelby and I think that weakened the book - I couldn't see what brought them together. On the other hand, I thought it was a good story and the suspense angle was handled very well.It definitely kept my interest.

Queen of Choppy Sentences
After reading my first Iris Johansen novel (No One to Trust), I have been compelled to review as much of her work as I can manage to help warn off those with more discriminating literary palates.I realize there are masses of readers who enjoy the simple plots and one dimensional characters Iris continues to churn out, but the next time you read one of her books, count how many times she uses the following phrases:

"She stiffened."
"Her lips tightened."
"She Tensed."
"Terror tore through her."

I am convinced she has these phrases and more set up as macros in her word processor.By my count in Fatal Tide, she used "She Stiffened" 32 times, and then there were derivatives of that as well.

She also peppers the text with one or two word "sentences" that do nothing but irritate.Her narrative is limited to superficial descriptions of the setting and monotonous reused peeks into the characters thoughts.

Ms. Johansen clearly is still a dime store romance novelist who is trying unsuccessfully to write thrillers.I guess it's working out well for her though since she has these snores displayed all over department store book racks.

Whoa, it's a must read.
Personally, I loved this book. I just couldn't put it down. When, I first heard about this book and about Melis. I couldn't believe it. I thought I would read about my favorite character Kemal again. But I was mistaken. Still, I loved this book. A lover like Kelby who was afraid to love because of his past. A dreamer like Phil who was obsessed and would do anything to get Marinth. A demented man ,Archer, who reminded Melis of her past and harrassed her trying to make her crazy. Then there were Melis' dolphins who were the only peace and sercurity Melis had ever known. Then everything was almost taken away from her. And all the deaths made it so dramatic. She was so strong.It all made the book so interesting. So many twists and turns like a rollercoaster. But I would like to see Kelby's friend Nicolas Lions in one of the upcoming books or to see Galen more. Or even maybe Sarah and her dog.

One of Iris's Worst
Wow.I like most of Iris's novels - very rote though they may be.They usually have some semblance of a thriller plot, and characters that are interesting.Not this novel.She basically vomited up everything she has written in past books.But, no, this is not a "Best Of."It is a worst of.If I heard the main character whine one more time about where she was rescued from, *I* was going to vomit.Melis Nemid (the main heroine) is boring, a whiner, and needs strong love from the hero of the story.Get a life lady - you are not an example for females everywhere.The hero is cookie cutter Iris - ex-SEAL, rich, handsome, and rough.Big surprise.The most interesting character is a secondary character:Nicholas Lyons, the gentleman that helps the hero.

Save yourself the stomach pain - skip this book!

Only a few pages in...
I'm just starting this book, and chose it because I knew it had recurring characters, something I always like. It's a little maddening, though. Melis Nemid, from what I can remember and have managed to find on the 'Net, was featured in a couple of other books.. Wind Dancer and at least one other.. (Nanci, I think Wind Dancer is the one you're thinking of, where she's rescued from a brothel by Kemal). I'm really hoping the back story becomes a little more clear, though from what I've read here, it doesn't seem likely that it will. It wouldn't be fair of me to form an opinion yet, as I've only just started it, but for anyone else who enjoys recurring characters.. this one will probably drive you nuts. ... Read more