Biostatistics for the Health Sciences

Name: Biostatistics for the Health Sciences
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ISBN: 9780131176607

ISBN-10: 0131176609

ISBN-13: 9780131176607

Edition: 2008

Authors: Richard Taylor, R. Clifford Blair

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This book provides a solid foundation in introductory biostatistics with up-to-date methods, lucid explanations, and a modern approach.Explains commonly used biostatistical methods, such as odds and risk ratios, and Fishers exact test, in a clear and thorough manner. Introduces equivalence testing in a variety of research settings. Presents nonparametric methods in a modern light, couched in the broader context of permutation-based methods. Provides real-world data with case studies consisting of synopses of published research. Provides step-by-step solutions to exercises, along with pertinent equations used in obtaining the solution and page numbers of relevant discussions.For health…

Book details

List price: $126.65
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Pearson Education
Publication date: 1/4/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 552
Size: 8.25" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.398
Language: English




Foundations of biostatistics



Descriptive methods



Probability



Introduction to inference and one sample methods



Paired samples methods



Two independent samples methods



Multi-sample methods



The assessment of relationships



Linear regression



Methods based on the permutation principle



Normal curve table



Critical values of student's distribution



Critical values of the F distribution



Critical values of the chi-square distribution



Critical values of q for Tukey's HSD test



Critical values of the rank correlation coefficient



Critical values for Wilcoxon's signed-ranks test



Critical values for Wilcoxon's rank-sum test



Critical values for the Kruskal-Wallis test