Biostatistics: The Bare EssentialsThis book translates biostatistics in the health sciences literature with clarity and irreverence. Students and practitioners alike applaud Biostatistics as the practical guide that exposes them to every statistical test they may encounter, with careful conceptual explanations and a minimum of algebra. This is the third edition. |
Contents
SECTION | 1 |
THE THIRD | 4 |
R A P DETECTORS | 63 |
THE SECOND | 69 |
More than Two Groups | 77 |
R A P DETECTORS | 128 |
REGRESSION AND CORRELATION | 131 |
Simple Regression and Correlation | 132 |
Principal Components and Factor Analysis | 194 |
Path Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling | 210 |
R A P DETECTORS 229 SECTION | 229 |
THE FOURTH | 233 |
NONPARAMETRIC STATISTICS | 236 |
Tests of Significance for Categorical Frequency Data | 237 |
Measures of Association for Categorical Data | 253 |
Tests of Significance for Ranked Data | 260 |
Multiple Regression | 143 |
Logistic Regression | 159 |
Advanced Topics in Regression and ANOVA | 167 |
Measuring Change | 177 |
Hierarchical Linear Models | 186 |
Measures of Association for Ranked Data | 268 |
LifeTable Survival Analysis | 274 |
R A P DETECTORS | 290 |
THE FIFTH REPRISE | 296 |
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Common terms and phrases
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References to this book
Chance in Biology: Using Probability to Explore Nature Mark Denny,Steven Gaines No preview available - 2002 |