Biostatistics The Bare Essentials

Name: Biostatistics The Bare Essentials
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ISBN: 9781550093476

ISBN-10: 1550093479

ISBN-13: 9781550093476

Edition: 3rd 2008

Authors: Geoffrey R. Norman, David L. Streiner

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This new edition of the book will be produced in two versions. The textbook will include a CD-Rom with two videotaped lectures by the authors.This book translates biostatistics in the health sciences literature with clarity and irreverence. Students and practitioners alike, applaud Biostatistics as the practical guide that exposes them to every statistical test they may encounter, with careful conceptual explanations and a minimum of algebra.Whatâs New?The newBare Essentialsreflects recent advances in statistics, as well as time-honored methods. For example, âhierarchical linear modelingâ which first appeared in psychology journals and only now is described in medical literature. Also…

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List price: $129.00
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: PMPH-USA, Limited
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 408
Size: 8.75" wide x 11.00" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 2.288
Language: English




The Nature of Data and Statistics



The Basics



Looking at the Data: A First look at Graphing Data



Describing the Data with Numbers: Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion



The Normal Distribution



Probability



Elements of Statistical Inference


C.R.A.P. DETECTORS



Analysis of Variance



Comparing Two Groups: The t-Test



More than Two Groups: One-Way ANOVA



Factorial ANOVA



Two Repeated Observations: he Paired t-Test and Alternatives



Repeated-Measures ANOVA



Multivariate ANOVA (MANOVA)


C.R.A.P. DETECTORS



Regression and Correlation



Simple Regression and Correlation



Multiple Regression



Logistic Regression



Advanced Topics in Regression and ANOVA



Measuring Change



Analysis of Longitudinal Data: Hierarchical Linear Models



Principal Components and Factor Analysis: Fooling Around with Factors



Path Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling


C.R.A.P. DETECTORS



Nonparametric Statistics



Tests of Significance for Categorical Frequency Data



Measures of Association for Categorical Data



Tests of Significance for Ranked Data



Measures of Association for Ranked Data



Survival Analysis


C.R.A.P. DETECTORS



Reprise



Equivalence and Non-Inferiority Testing



Screwups, Oddballs, and other Vagaries of Science


Locating Outliers, Handling Missing Data, and Transformations



Putting it All Together



Getting Started with SPSS


Test Yourself (Being a Compendium of Questions and Answers)


Answers to Chapter Exercises


References and Further Reading


Unabashed Glossary


Appendices


Index