Introductory Biostatistics

Copyright © 2003 John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Introductory Biostatistics

Author(s): Chap T. Le

Published Online: 20 MAY 2003

Print ISBN: 9780471418160

Online ISBN: 9780471308881

DOI: 10.1002/0471308889

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  • Provides many real-data sets in various fields in the form of examples at at the end of all twelve chapters in the form of exercises.
  • Covers all of the nuts and bolts of biostatistics in a user-friendly style that motivates readers.
  • Contains notes on computations at the end of most chapters, covering the use of Excel, SAS, and others.

Table of contents

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      Frontmatter (pages i–xvi)

    2. Chapter 1

      Descriptive Methods for Categorical Data (pages 1–56)

    3. Chapter 2

      Descriptive Methods for Continuous Data (pages 57–107)

    4. Chapter 3

      Probability and Probability Models (pages 108–146)

    5. Chapter 4

      Estimation of Parameters (pages 147–187)

    6. Chapter 5

      Introduction to Statistical Tests of Significance (pages 188–207)

    7. Chapter 6

      Comparison of Population Proportions (pages 208–245)

    8. Chapter 7

      Comparison of Population Means (pages 246–281)

    9. Chapter 8

      Correlation and Regression (pages 282–313)

    10. Chapter 9

      Logistic Regression (pages 314–349)

    11. Chapter 10

      Methods for Count Data (pages 350–378)

    12. Chapter 11

      Analysis of Survival Data and Data from Matched Studies (pages 379–444)

    13. Chapter 12

      Study Designs (pages 445–482)

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      Bibliography (pages 483–488)

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      Appendix A: Table of Random Numbers (pages 489–490)

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      Appendix B: Area Under the Standard Normal Curve (pages 491–492)

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      Appendix C: Percentiles of the t Distribution (pages 493–494)

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      Appendix D: Percentiles of Chi-Square Distributions (pages 495–496)

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      Appendix E: Percentiles of the F Distribution (pages 497–498)

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      Answers to Selected Exercises (pages 499–529)

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      Index (pages 531–536)

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