“Overall an excellent book, well written, and extremely stimulating. Highly recommended for graduate students and more advanced researchers looking for an inroad to understanding the methods, or for new ways to address questions in their field.”

Journal of Human Evolution

“Recommended.”

E. Delson, CUNY Herbert H. Lehman College | Choice

“A clear, concise, readable how-to of the diversity of quantitative methods available now for comparative analyses, along with an account of the variety of fields in evolutionary biology to which comparative analysis is applicable, and of the fascinating findings that can result from proper application of the methods. The examples are mostly from evolutionary anthropology, but anyone doing quantitative comparative analyses will benefit from the book. Socio-cultural anthropologists, biologists of all stripes, historians, epidemiologists, political scientists, and statisticians should all read it and act on it. A vital contribution.”

Alexander H. Harcourt, University of California, Davis

“A very impressive volume. I found myself again and again wanting to revisit many old questions and explore just as many new ones—truly delicious food for thought.”

William L. Jungers, Stony Brook University