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I. On the General Theory of Multiple Contingency with Special 
Reference to Partial Contingency. By ]Karl Pearson, F.R.S. 145 
II. On Criteria for the Existence of Difierential .Deathrates. By 
Karl Pearson, F.R.S., and J. F. Tocher, D.Sc. . . .159 
III. On Certain Probable Errors and Correlation Coefl&cients of Multiple 
Frequency Distributions with Skew Regression. By L. Isserlis, 
D.Sc. . . .185 
IV. On the Correlation between the " corrected " Cancer and Diabetes 
Deathrates. By C. A. Claremont, B.Sc 191 
V. A Contribution to the Problem of Homotyposis. By J. Arthur 
- Harris, Ph.D. . . 201 
VI. On the' Probable Error of a Coefficient of Contingency without 
Approximation. By Andrew W. Young, M.A., and KLarl 
Pearson, F.R.S. . .215 
VII. On some Novel Properties of Partial and Multiple Correlation 
Coefficients in a Universe of Manifold Characteristics. By Karl 
Pearson, F.R.S 231 
VIII. On the Application of " Goodness of Fit " Tables to test Regression 
Curves and Theoretical Curves used to describe Observational 
or Experimental Data. By Karl Pearson, BJ.R.S. . • . 239 
IX. On the " Best " Values of the Constants in Frequency Distributions. 
By KiRSTiNE SmitA . . . . . " . . . . 262 
Miscellanea : 
Note on the Standard Deviations of Samples of Two or Three. 
By Andrew W. Young, M.A. 277 
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