Biostatistics

✍ Scribed by Ron N Forthofer; Eun Sul Lee; Mike Hernandez

• Publisher: Elsevier Academic Press
• Year: 2007
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 502
• Edition: 2nd ed
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

"Today, mathematics, biology, medicine, and statistics are closing the interdisciplinary gap in an unprecedented way and many of the important unanswered questions now emerge at the interface of these disciplines. Now in its second edition, this user-friendly guide on biostatistics focuses on the proper use and interpretation of statistical methods. This textbook does not require extensive background in mathematics, making it user-friendly for all students in the public health sciences field. Instead of highlighting derivations of formulas, the authors provide rationales for the formulas, allowing students to grasp a better understanding of the link between biology and statistics. The material on life tables and survival analysis allows students to better understand the recent literature in the health field, particularly in the study of chronic disease treatment. Biostatistics now includes a companion website to demonstrate the different applications of computer packages for performing the various analyses presented in this text." -- Publisher's website. Read more...

✦ Table of Contents

Content:
Front Matter, Page iii
Copyright, Page iv
Dedication, Page v
Supporting Website, Page vi
Preface, Pages xv-xvii
1 - Introduction, Pages 1-8, Ronald N. Forthofer, Eun Sul Lee, Mike Hernandez
2 - Data and Numbers, Pages 9-20, Ronald N. Forthofer, Eun Sul Lee, Mike Hernandez
3 - Descriptive Methods, Pages 21-69, Ronald N. Forthofer, Eun Sul Lee, Mike Hernandez
4 - Probability and Life Tables, Pages 71-102, Ronald N. Forthofer, Eun Sul Lee, Mike Hernandez
5 - Probability Distributions, Pages 103-133, Ronald N. Forthofer, Eun Sul Lee, Mike Hernandez
6 - Study Designs, Pages 135-167, Ronald N. Forthofer, Eun Sul Lee, Mike Hernandez
7 - Interval Estimation, Pages 169-212, Ronald N. Forthofer, Eun Sul Lee, Mike Hernandez
8 - Tests of Hypotheses, Pages 213-248, Ronald N. Forthofer, Eun Sul Lee, Mike Hernandez
9 - Nonparametric Tests, Pages 249-268, Ronald N. Forthofer, Eun Sul Lee, Mike Hernandez
10 - Analysis of Categorical Data, Pages 269-296, Ronald N. Forthofer, Eun Sul Lee, Mike Hernandez
11 - Analysis of Survival Data, Pages 297-321, Ronald N. Forthofer, Eun Sul Lee, Mike Hernandez
12 - Analysis of Variance, Pages 323-348, Ronald N. Forthofer, Eun Sul Lee, Mike Hernandez
13 - Linear Regression, Pages 349-386, Ronald N. Forthofer, Eun Sul Lee, Mike Hernandez
14 - Logistic and Proportional Hazards Regression, Pages 387-419, Ronald N. Forthofer, Eun Sul Lee, Mike Hernandez
15 - Analysis of Survey Data, Pages 421-443, Ronald N. Forthofer, Eun Sul Lee, Mike Hernandez
Appendix A - Review of Basic Mathematical Concepts, Pages 445-450
Appendix B - Statistical Tables, Pages 451-480
Appendix C - Selected Governmental Sources of Biostatistical Data, Pages 481-485
Appendix D - Solutions to Selected Exercises, Pages 487-492
Index, Pages 493-502