{"product_id":"introductory-biostatistics-for-the-health-sciences-9780471411376","title":"Introductory Biostatistics for the Health","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAccessible to medicine- and\/or public policy-related audiences, as well as most statisticians.\u003cbr\u003e * Emphasis on outliers is discussed by way of detection and treatment.\u003cbr\u003e * Resampling statistics software is incorporated throughout.\u003cbr\u003e * Motivating applications are presented in light of honest theory.\u003cbr\u003e * Plentiful exercises are sprinkled throughout.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“…readers will come away with a better understanding of biostatistics...” (\u003ci\u003eStatistical Methods in Medical Research\u003c\/i\u003e, Vol.14, No.1, 2005)  \u003cp\u003e\"…a good textbook for an introductory course in biostatistics at the advanced undergraduate\/beginning graduate level…covers a broader variety of topics that is usually found in comparable textbooks…\" (\u003ci\u003eThe American Statistician\u003c\/i\u003e, Vol. 58, No. 2, May 2004)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...lucid writing style and numerous real-world examples add to the book's appeal and value...complex subject uniquely accessible...\" (\u003ci\u003eZentralblatt Math\u003c\/i\u003e, Vol. 1028, 2004)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“...the authors’ lucid writing style and numerous interesting real-world examples make a complex subject quite acc3essible to a diverse audience...I recommend this book to undergraduate statistics students, medical personnel, public health trainees, or nursing and medical students...would also make an excellent textbook for an introductory...biostatistics course.” (\u003ci\u003eMathematical Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e, Issue 2004b)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"...the book is most successful in meeting the needs of students...\" (\u003ci\u003eTechnometrics\u003c\/i\u003e, Vol. 45, No. 4, November 2003)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e What is Statistics? How is it Applied in the Health Sciences?\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Defining Populations and Selecting Samples.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Systematic Organization and Display of Data.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Summary Statistics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Basic Probability.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The Normal Distribution.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Sampling Distributions for Means.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Estimating Population Means.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Tests of Hypotheses.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Inferences Regarding Proportions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Categorical Data and Chi-Square Tests.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Correlation, Linear Regression, and Logistic Regression.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e One-Way Analysis of Variance.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Nonparametric Methods.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Analysis of Survival Times.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Software Packages for Statistical Analysis.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Postscript.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendix A. Percentage Points, F-Distribution (alpha = 0.05).\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendix B. Studentized Range Statistics.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendix C. Quantiles of the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test Statistic.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendix D. X^2 Distribution.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendix E. Table of the Standard Normal Distribution.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendix F. Percentage Points, Student's t Distribution.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Appendix G. Answers to Selected Exercises.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Index.","brand":"John Wiley \u0026 Sons Inc","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49402589577559,"sku":"9780471411376","price":142.16,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780471411376.jpg?v=1730480870","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/introductory-biostatistics-for-the-health-sciences-9780471411376","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}