Health and numbers : a problems-based introduction to biostatistics / Chap T. Le.

Author
Le, Chap T., 1948- [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
2nd ed.
Published/​Created
New York : Wiley-Liss, [2001], ©2001.
Description
xiii, 366 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

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    Notes
    Previous ed. has subtitle: basic biostatistical methods.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. 311-314) and index.
    Contents
    • 1. Proportions, Rates, and Ratios. 1.1. Proportions. 1.2. Rates. 1.3. Ratios
    • 2. Organization, Summarization, and Presentation of Data. 2.1. Tabular and Graphical Methods. 2.2. Numerical Methods. 2.3. Survival Curves. 2.4. Coefficients of Correlation
    • 3. Probability and Probability Models. 3.1. Probability. 3.2. The Normal Distribution. 3.3. Probability Models for Continuous Data. 3.4. Probability Models for Discrete Data
    • 4. Confidence Estimation. 4.1. Basic Concepts. 4.2. Estimation of Means. 4.3. Estimation of Proportions. 4.4. Estimation of Odds Ratios. 4.5. Estimation of Correlation Coefficients
    • 5. Introduction to Hypothesis Testing or Statistical Tests. 5.1. Basic Concepts. 5.2. Analogies
    • 6. Analysis of Categorical Data. 6.1. One-Sample Problem with Binary Data. 6.2. Analysis of Pair-Matched Data. 6.3. Comparison of Two Proportions. 6.4. The Mantel-Haenszel Method. 6.5. Inferences for General Two-Way Tables.
    • 6.6. Fisher's Exact Test. 6.7. Ordered 2 x k Contingency Tables
    • 7. Comparison of Population Means. 7.1. One-Sample Problem with Continuous Data. 7.2. Analysis of Pair-Matched Data. 7.3. Comparison of Two Means. 7.4. Nonparametric Methods. 7.5. One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
    • 8. Regression Analysis. 8.1. Simple Regression Analysis. 8.2. Multiple Regression Analysis. App. A. Table of Random Numbers
    • App. B. Area Under the Standard Normal Curve
    • App. C. Percentiles of the t Distribution
    • App. D. Percentiles of Chi-Square Distribution
    • App. E. Percentiles of the F Distribution.
    ISBN
    0471416614 (paper : alk. paper)
    LCCN
    2001039012
    OCLC
    47023386
    RCP
    C - S
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