Biostatistics: A Foundation For Analysis In The Health Sciences - Couverture rigide

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Daniel, Wayne W.

 
9780471456544: Biostatistics: A Foundation For Analysis In The Health Sciences
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ISBN 10 : 0471456543 ISBN 13 : 9780471456544
Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2004

Synopsis

This classic text takes an applied and computer-oriented approach to its topical coverage. The book is intended for one or two semester courses in biostatistics at the undergraduate or graduate level offered by departments of biostatistics, statistics, mathematics, nursing and other allied health disciplines, and is also used in some departments of forestry and animal husbandry. Nearly all the examples and exercises make use of real data from actual research projects and reports from health sciences literature. Where appropriate, Minitab, SPSS and SAS commands and printouts are included as part of the examples and solutions to exercises.

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Quatrième de couverture

Develop the statistical tools needed in the allied health fields  

Anyone entering the allied health field needs to have a working understanding of how data can be turned into useful information. Now in its ninth edition, Wayne W. Daniel s Biostatistics: A Foundation for Analysis in the Health Sciences provides a comprehensive introduction to biostatistics as it is used in the biological sciences.

Designed for the undergraduate and graduate student across a range of fields, from the health disciplines to forestry and animal husbandry, the text takes an applied and computer–oriented approach to its topical coverage. Its chapters take you from the basic concepts of probability through hypothesis testing, linear regression and correlation, the analysis of variance, chi–square distribution, nonparametric and distribution–free statistics, and more.

This new edition adds much new and expanded material, including such features as:

  • Integration of new applications from several biological science fields throughout the pages
  • Highlighting of main ideas with bulleted objectives at the start of each chapter
  • Summary boxes of formulae and statistical rules for easy reference and review
  • Support for multiple programs such as SPSS, SAS, and STATA, in addition to Minitab
  • Screen captures and technology boxes with step–by–step help
  • Real–world practice through examples and exercises using data from actual research projects and reports

Présentation de l'éditeur

This classic text takes an applied and computer–oriented approach to its topical coverage. The book is intended for one or two semester courses in biostatistics at the undergraduate or graduate level offered by departments of biostatistics, statistics, mathematics, nursing and other allied health disciplines, and is also used in some departments of forestry and animal husbandry. Nearly all the examples and exercises make use of real data from actual research projects and reports from health sciences literature. Where appropriate, Minitab, SPSS and SAS commands and printouts are included as part of the examples and solutions to exercises.

Les informations fournies dans la section « A propos du livre » peuvent faire référence à une autre édition de ce titre.

Éditeur
John Wiley & Sons Inc
Date d'édition
2004
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0471456543
ISBN 13 
9780471456544
Reliure
Relié
Nombre de pages
944
Coordonnées du fabricant
non disponible
Personne responsable
non disponible

Autres éditions populaires du même titre

9780470105825: Biostatistics: A Foundation for Analysis in the Health Sciences

Edition présentée

ISBN 10 :  0470105828 ISBN 13 :  9780470105825
Editeur : John Wiley & Sons Inc, 2008
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