Ernest B Hook
Biographic Data
| ID | 4302982 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Ernest B Hook |
| GIVEN NAMES | Ernest B |
| FAMILY NAME | Hook |
| SIGNATURE | HOOK E B |
| AFFILIATIONS | University of California, Berkeley |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 2 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1979 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 1 |
Classical Frequentist Statistics
The Spring 2025 issue of Academic Questions contained a review by William M. Briggs suggesting that social scientists discard “frequentist” statistics, which in his view has badly degraded the credibility of scientific research. Here, physician and medical researcher Dr. Ernest B. Hook writes to defend frequentist or “classical” statistics, and Mr. Briggs provides a response
On Institutional Neutrality and Public Health
Letters and responses in our winter 2024 issue of Academic Questions
Scientific Dissent
argues that the stifling of dissent has impeded scientific advance. Following Hook's critique
Extraordinary Bodies
Literature and Medicine - Volume 16, Number 2, Fall 1997
Interpreting the legacy of Sidney Hook
Unequal adaptive value of changing cigarette use during pregnancy for heavy, moderate, and light smokers
To determine the effects of changes in maternal cigarette use during pregnancy on birthweight, a sample of Caucasian births free of major malformations (n = 9,943) was examined. Births were stratified by level of maternal smoking in the first trimester and subdivided according to whether the mother continued at the same level, reduced, or quit by the second trimester. Birthweights were adjusted statistically for extraneous variables. As expected,…
Influence of cravings and aversions on diet in pregnancy
Using interviews at specific periods during pregnancy, this study examined the influence of maternal dietary cravings and aversions during pregnancy on frequency of consumption of dietary items, among a sample of 400 white, well‐nourished women in Albany, New York, whose pregnancies were ascertained by the 13th week. Seventy‐six percent of the women reported craving at least one item, while 85% reported at least one aversion. The greatest changes…
Human germinal mutations
A main purpose of monitoring human germinal mutations is to detect environmental predisposing factors of public health concern. At least in principle, three general types may be investigated: specific locus mutations, structural chromosome rearrangements, and numerical chromosome abnormalities. Two different methodological approaches may be distinguished: (1) systematic and ad hoc studies of reproductive outcomes in a defined population of women;…
Human germinal mutations
A main purpose of monitoring human germinal mutations is to detect environmental predisposing factors of public health concern. At least in principle, three general types may be investigated: specific locus mutations, structural chromosome rearrangements, and numerical chromosome abnormalities. Two different methodological approaches may be distinguished: (1) systematic and ad hoc studies of reproductive outcomes in a defined population of women;…
Human germinal mutations
A main purpose of monitoring human germinal mutations is to detect environmental predisposing factors of public health concern. At least in principle, three general types may be investigated: specific locus mutations, structural chromosome rearrangements, and numerical chromosome abnormalities. Two different methodological approaches may be distinguished: (1) systematic and ad hoc studies of reproductive outcomes in a defined population of women;…
Influence of cravings and aversions on diet in pregnancy
Using interviews at specific periods during pregnancy, this study examined the influence of maternal dietary cravings and aversions during pregnancy on frequency of consumption of dietary items, among a sample of 400 white, well‐nourished women in Albany, New York, whose pregnancies were ascertained by the 13th week. Seventy‐six percent of the women reported craving at least one item, while 85% reported at least one aversion. The greatest changes…
Unequal adaptive value of changing cigarette use during pregnancy for heavy, moderate, and light smokers
To determine the effects of changes in maternal cigarette use during pregnancy on birthweight, a sample of Caucasian births free of major malformations (n = 9,943) was examined. Births were stratified by level of maternal smoking in the first trimester and subdivided according to whether the mother continued at the same level, reduced, or quit by the second trimester. Birthweights were adjusted statistically for extraneous variables. As expected,…
Extraordinary Bodies
Literature and Medicine - Volume 16, Number 2, Fall 1997
Interpreting the legacy of Sidney Hook
Scientific Dissent
argues that the stifling of dissent has impeded scientific advance. Following Hook's critique
On Institutional Neutrality and Public Health
Letters and responses in our winter 2024 issue of Academic Questions
Classical Frequentist Statistics
The Spring 2025 issue of Academic Questions contained a review by William M. Briggs suggesting that social scientists discard “frequentist” statistics, which in his view has badly degraded the credibility of scientific research. Here, physician and medical researcher Dr. Ernest B. Hook writes to defend frequentist or “classical” statistics, and Mr. Briggs provides a response
Sociology (5 works) · Higher education (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Medicine (4 works) · Philosophy of education (4 works) · Political science (4 works) · Biology (3 works) · Demography (2 works) · Pregnancy (2 works) · Psychology (2 works)