Biostatistics for the biological and health sciences / Marc M. Triola, Mario F. Triola.

Author
Triola, Marc M. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Boston : Pearson Addison-Wesley, ©2006.
Description
xix, 699 pages : illustrations (chiefly color) ; 27 cm

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    "Biostatistics for the Biological and Health Sciences" is the result of collaboration between the author of the #1 statistics book in the country and an expert in the biological sciences field."" The major objective of this book is to provide a thorough, yet engaging introduction to statistics for students and professors in the biological, life, and health sciences. This text reflects the important features of a modern introductory statistics course and includes an abundance of real data and biological applications, and a variety of pedagogical components to help students succeed in their study of biological statistics. MARKET: It is the ideal introduction to statistics for students and professors in the biological, life, and health sciences.
    Notes
    Includes index.
    Contents
    • 1. Introduction
    • 2. Describing, exploring, and comparing data
    • 3. Probability
    • 4. Discrete probability distributions
    • 5. Normal probability distributions
    • 6. Estimates and sample sizes with one sample
    • 7. Hypothesis testing with one sample
    • 8. Inferences from two samples
    • 9. Correlation and regression
    • 10. Multinomial experiments and contingency tables
    • 11. Analysis of variance
    • 12. Nonparametric statistics
    • 13. Life tables.
    ISBN
    • 0321194365 ((hardcover))
    • 9780321194367 ((hardcover))
    LCCN
    2005045835
    OCLC
    58053364
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