Statistics : a biomedical introduction

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Statistics : a biomedical introduction

Byron Wm. Brown, Jr., Myles Hollander

(Wiley classics library)(Wiley series in probability and mathematical statistics)

Wiley Interscience, c2008

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Brown & Hollander statistics

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Includes bibliographical references and index

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Description

The Wiley Classics Library consists of selected books that have become recognized classics in their respective fields. With these new unabridged and inexpensive editions, Wiley hopes to extend the life of these important works by making them available to future generations of mathematicians and scientists. Currently available in the Series: T. W. Anderson The Statistical Analysis of Time Series T. S. Arthanari & Yadolah Dodge Mathematical Programming in Statistics Emil Artin Geometric Algebra Norman T. J. Bailey The Elements of Stochastic Processeswith Applications to the Natural Sciences Robert G. Bartle The Elements of Integration and Lebesgue Measure George E. P. Box & Norman R. Draper Evolutionary Operation: A Statistical Method for Process Improvement George E. P. Box & George C. Tiao Bayesian Inference in Statistical Analysis R. W. Carter Finite Groups of Lie Type: Conjugacy Classes and Complex Characters R. W. Carter Simple Groups of Lie Type William G. Cochran & Gertrude M. Cox Experimental Designs, Second Edition Richard Courant Differential and Integral Calculus, Volume I Richard Courant Differential and Integral Calculus, Volume II Richard Courant & D. Hilbert Methods of Mathematical Physics, Volume I Richard Courant & D. Hilbert Methods of Mathematical Physics, Volume II D. R. Cox Planning of Experiments Harold S. M. Coxeter Introduction to Geometry, Second Edition Charles W. Curtis & Irving Reiner Representation Theory of Finite Groups andAssociative Algebras Charles W. Curtis & Irving Reiner Methods of Representation Theory with Applications to Finite Groups and Orders, Volume I Charles W. Curtis & Irving Reiner Methods of Representation Theory with Applications to Finite Groups and Orders, Volume II Cuthbert Daniel & Fred S. Wood Fitting Equations to Data: Computer Analysis of Multifactor Data, Second Edition Bruno de Finetti Theory of Probability, Volume I Bruno de Finetti Theory of Probability, Volume II Morris H. DeGroot Optimal Statistical Decisions W. Edwards Deming Sample Design in Business Research Amos de Shalit & Herman Feshbach Theoretical Nuclear Physics, Volume 1-Nuclear Structure Harold F. Dodge & Harry G. Romig Sampling Inspection Tables: Single and Double Sampling J. L. Doob Stochastic Processes

Table of Contents

CHAPTER 1: Introduction 1 CHAPTER 2: Elementary Rules of Probability 13 CHAPTER 3: Populations, Samples, and the Distribution of the Sample Mean 37 1. Populations and Distributions 38 2. Sampling from Finite Populations 64 3. The Distribution of the Sample Mean 72 CHAPTER 4: Analysis of Matched Pairs Using Sample Means 85 1. A Confidence Interval for the Treatment Effect 86 2. A Hypothesis Test for the Treatment Effect 96 3. Determining the Sample Size 102 CHAPTER 5: Analysis of the Two-Sample Location Problem Using Sample Means 109 1. A Confidence Interval for the Difference Between the Population Means 110 2. A Hypothesis Test for the Difference Between the Population Means 116 3. Determining Sample Sizes 119 4. Testing the Assumption of Equal Population Variances 122 CHAPTER 6: Surveys and Experiments in Medical Research 131 Application of Statistics in Laboratory and Clinical Studies 131 Randomized Clinical Experiments 134 Ethics and Statistical Aspects of the Clinical Trial 137 Retrospective Studies, Prospective Studies, and Randomized Clinical Experiments 140 CHAPTER 7: Statistical Inference for Dichotomous Variables 149 A Confidence Interval for a Success Probability p 150 Hypothesis Tests for a Success Probability p 156 CHAPTER 8: Comparing Two Success Probabilities 173 A Confidence Interval for the Difference Between the Success Probabilities 174 A Hypothesis Test for the Difference Between the Success probabilities 178 CHAPTER 9: Chi-Squared Tests 195 The Chi-Squared Test for k Probabilities (Goodness of Fit) 196 r x k Tables: Chi-Squared Tests of Homogeneity and Independence 201 A Test for Trend in Proportions 211 CHAPTER 10: Analysis of & Sample Problems 225 The Completely Randomized Experiment 226 The Randomized Blocks Experiment 241 CHAPTER 11: Linear Regression and Correlation 261 1. Linear Regression 262 2. Correlation 281 3. Rank Correlation 292 CHAPTER 12: Analysis of Matched Pairs Using Ranks 309 1. The Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test 310 2. A Nonparametric Confidence Interval Based on the Signed Rank Test 317 CHAPTER 13: Analysis of the Two-Sample Location Problem Using Ranks 327 1. The Wilcoxon Two-Sample Rank Sum Test 328 2. A Nonparametric Confidence Interval Based on the Rank Sum Test 333 CHAPTER 14: Methods for Censored Data 341 APPENDIX A: Glossary 361 APPENDIX B: Answers to Selected Questions and Solutions to Selected Problems 375 APPENDIX C: Mathematical and Statistical Tables 407 INDEX 451

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  • NCID
    BB00915360
  • ISBN
    • 9780470251614
  • Country Code
    us
  • Title Language Code
    eng
  • Text Language Code
    eng
  • Place of Publication
    Hoboken, N.J.
  • Pages/Volumes
    xvi, 456 p.
  • Size
    24 cm
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