Biostatistics: A Foundation for Analysis in the Health SciencesThe Silver Anniversary edition of this classic text takes a more applied and computer-oriented approach to its topical coverage. The book is intended for a one or two semester course in Biostatistics at the undergraduate or graduate level offered by departments of Biostatistics, Statistics, Mathematics, Nursing and other Allied Health disciplines, occasionally of Forestry or Animal Husbandry. Nearly all the examples and exercises make use of real data from actual research projects and reports from health sciences literature. Where appropriate, Minitab, SPSS and SAS commands and printouts are included as part of the examples and solutions to exercises. |
Contents
INTRODUCTION TO BIOSTATISTICS | 1 |
DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS | 15 |
SOME BASIC PROBABILITY CONCEPTS | 57 |
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95 percent confidence American Journal analysis of variance assumptions Chapter chi-square chi-square distribution class intervals Clinical Column completely randomized design conclude confidence interval construct correlation coefficient critical value cumulative data collected data provide sufficient Decision rule degrees of freedom determine difference disease drug effect equal estimate example expected frequencies H₁ Health hypothesis testing independent variables investigators level of significance linear male measurements median method MINITAB normally distributed population null hypothesis observations obtained output parameter patients percent confidence interval permission population mean population variances procedure random variable ratio regression analysis regression equation relationship relative frequency risk factor sample means sampling distribution scores serum shown in Figure shown in Table simple random sample Solution standard deviation standard error standard normal Statistical decision StDev subjects sum of squares test statistic test the null tion treatment weight X₁ μ₁ σ²