Basic Statistics: Primer for the Biomedical Sciences - Couverture rigide

Dunn, Olive Jean

Couverture rigide

ISBN 10 : 0471227447 ISBN 13 : 9780471227441

Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 1977

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A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

A new edition of a classic guide to statistical applications in the biomedical sciences

In the last decade, there have been significant changes in the way statistics is incorporated into biostatistical, medical, and public health research. Addressing the need for a modernized treatment of these statistical applications, Basic Statistics, Fourth Edition presents relevant, up–to–date coverage of research methodology using careful explanations of basic statistics and how they are used to address practical problems that arise in the medical and public health settings. Through concise and easy–to–follow presentations, readers will learn to interpret and examine data by applying common statistical tools, such as sampling, random assignment, and survival analysis.

Continuing the tradition of its predecessor, this new edition outlines a thorough discussion of different kinds of studies and guides readers through the important, related decision–making processes such as determining what information is needed and planning the collections process. The book equips readers with the knowledge to carry out these practices by explaining the various types of studies that are commonly conducted in the fields of medical and public health, and how the level of evidence varies depending on the area of research. Data screening and data entry into statistical programs is explained and accompanied by illustrations of statistical analyses and graphs. Additional features of the Fourth Edition include:

• A new chapter on data collection that outlines the initial steps in planning biomedical and public health studies

• A new chapter on nonparametric statistics that includes a discussion and application of the Sign test, the Wilcoxon Signed Rank test, and the Wilcoxon Rank Sum test and its relationship to the Mann–Whitney U test

• An updated introduction to survival analysis that includes the Kaplan Meier method for graphing the survival function and a brief introduction to tests for comparing survival functions

• Incorporation of modern statistical software, such as SAS®, Stata®, SPSS®, and Minitab® into the presented discussion of data analysis

• Updated references at the end of each chapter

Basic Statistics, Fourth Edition is an ideal book for courses on biostatistics, medicine, and public health at the upper–undergraduate and graduate levels. It is also appropriate as a reference for researchers and practitioners who would like to refresh their fundamental understanding of statistical techniques.

Présentation de l'éditeur

An introduction to the use of statistics in biomedical research–now fully updated for the information age

Since the second edition of Basic Statistics was published more than two decades ago, there have been significant changes in the way statistics is applied in the biomedical fields. To provide relevant, up–to–date coverage of biostatistics for professionals in public health, medicine, and other biomedical fields, this popular primer is now thoroughly revised. The new edition emphasizes biomedical research methodology and clearly explains the design, graphical methods, and exploratory data analysis as used in contemporary studies. Through short, concise, nontechnical presentations (high–school algebra is the only requirement!), readers will learn to interpret and examine data from biomedical studies and apply such tools as sampling, random assignment, and biostatistical analyses in their own research. Basic Statistics, Third Edition:

∗ Describes major types of biomedical studies and how to design them

∗ Discusses the samples used in different types of biomedical studies

∗ Emphasizes the use of confidence intervals in data analysis

∗ Offers a new introduction to survival analysis, including clinical

life tables

∗ Substantiates with examples some of the major statistical theorems

∗ Adds new graphs, figures, problem sets, and bibliographic references

∗ Discusses using statistical computer programs in data analysis

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: John Wiley & Sons Inc
• Date d'édition: 1977
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0471227447
• ISBN 13: 9780471227441
• Reliure: Relié
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 232
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible