Biostatistics

Informationen zum Autor Mike Hernandez has been working as a statistical analyst in the Department of Biostatistics at the MD Anderson Cancer Center for over 10 years. Working in a large medical center, he has developed an expertise in doing collaborative research spanning several disciplines from health disparities to clinical trials. He has coauthored over 40 peer-reviewed manuscripts, and is a co-author of: Biostatistics: A Guide to Design, Analysis, and Discovery 2nd ed. Klappentext This stand-alone self-teaching guide on biostatistics focuses on the proper use and interpretation of statistical methods. Highlighting the role of experimental and sample survey designs and the importance of randomization! this book is the most user-friendly guide available for readers with varying backgrounds. Extensive examples and exercises with real data! descriptive formula rationales! and detailed descriptions of appropriate methods for data analysis make the second edition of Biostsatistics the ideal book for learning at all levels. Zusammenfassung A guide on biostatistics which focuses on the proper use and interpretation of statistical methods. It provides rationales for the formulas! allowing students to grasp a better understanding of the link between biology and statistics. It includes chapters on Logistic Regression; Analysis of Survey Data; and Study Designs. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Introduction! 2. Data and Numbers! 3. Descriptive Tools! 4. Probability and Life Tables! 5. Probability Distributions! 6. Study Designs! 7. Interval Estimation! 8. Test of Hypotheses! 9. Test of Hypotheses Based on the Normal Distribution! 10. Nonparametric Tests! 11. Analysis of Categorical Data! 12. Analysis of Survival Data! 13. Analysis of Variance! 14. Linear Regression! 15. Logistic Regression! 16. Analysis of Survey Data! Appendix A. Statistical Tables! Appendix B. Selected Governmental Biostatistical Data! Appendix C. Solutions to Selected Exercises ...

Autorentext
Mike Hernandez has been working as a statistical analyst in the Department of Biostatistics at the MD Anderson Cancer Center for over 10 years. Working in a large medical center, he has developed an expertise in doing collaborative research spanning several disciplines from health disparities to clinical trials. He has coauthored over 40 peer-reviewed manuscripts, and is a co-author of: Biostatistics: A Guide to Design, Analysis, and Discovery 2nd ed.

Klappentext
This stand-alone self-teaching guide on biostatistics focuses on the proper use and interpretation of statistical methods. Highlighting the role of experimental and sample survey designs and the importance of randomization, this book is the most user-friendly guide available for readers with varying backgrounds. Extensive examples and exercises with real data, descriptive formula rationales, and detailed descriptions of appropriate methods for data analysis make the second edition of Biostsatistics the ideal book for learning at all levels.

Zusammenfassung
A guide on biostatistics which focuses on the proper use and interpretation of statistical methods. It provides rationales for the formulas, allowing students to grasp a better understanding of the link between biology and statistics. It includes chapters on Logistic Regression; Analysis of Survey Data; and Study Designs.

Inhalt

1. Introduction, 2. Data and Numbers, 3. Descriptive Tools, 4. Probability and Life Tables, 5. Probability Distributions, 6. Study Designs, 7. Interval Estimation, 8. Test of Hypotheses, 9. Test of Hypotheses Based on the Normal Distribution, 10. Nonparametric Tests, 11. Analysis of Categorical Data, 12. Analysis of Survival Data, 13. Analysis of Variance, 14. Linear Regression, 15. Logistic Regression, 16. Analysis of Survey Data, Appendix A. Statistical Tables, Appendix B. Selected Governmental Biostatistical Data, Appendix C. Solutions to Selected Exercises