Primer of biostatistics

Author(s)

• Glantz, Stanton A.

Bibliographic Information

Primer of biostatistics

Stanton A. Glantz

McGraw-Hill Medical , McGraw-Hill [distributor], c2012

7th ed

• : set
• : pbk

Note

Previous ed.: 2005

CD-ROM

Description and Table of Contents

Volume

: pbk ISBN 9780071768009

Description

Psychology Demystified helps students of Introductory Psychology understand their primary text and all the subjects in the standard curriculum.

Volume

: set ISBN 9780071781503

Description

Publisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality, authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product. A concise, engagingly written introduction to understanding statistics as they apply to medicine and the life sciences A Doody's Core Title for 2017! Don't be afraid of biostatistics anymore! Primer of Biostatistics, 7th edition demystifies this challenging topic in an interesting and enjoyable manner that assumes no prior knowledge of the subject. Faster than you thought possible, you'll understand test selection and be able to evaluate biomedical statistics critically, knowledgeably, and confidently. With Primer of Biostatistics, you'll start with the basics, including analysis of variance and the t test, then advance to multiple comparison testing, contingency tables, regression, and more. Illustrative examples and challenging problems, culled from the recent biomedical literature, highlight the discussions throughout and help to foster a more intuitive approach to biostatistics. The companion CD-ROM contains everything you need to run thirty statistical tests of your own data. Review questions and summaries in each chapter facilitate the learning process and help you gauge your comprehension. By combining whimsical studies of Martians and other planetary residents with actual papers from the biomedical literature, the author makes the subject fun and enjoyable. COVERAGE INCLUDES: How to summarize data How to test for differences between groups The t test How to analyze rates and proportions What does "not significant" really mean? Confidence intervals How to test for trends Experiments when each subject receives more than one treatment Alternatives to analysis of variance and the t test based on ranks How to analyze survival data CD-ROM PERFORMS 30 STATISTICAL TESTS

Table of Contents

Preface 1. Biostatistics and Clinical Practice 2. How to Summarize Data 3. How to Test for Differences between Groups 4. The Special Case of Two Groups: The t test 5. How to Analyze Rates and Proportions 6. What Does "Not Significant" Really Mean? 7. Confidence Intervals 8. How to Test for Trends 9. Experiments When Each Subject Receives More Than One Treatment 10. Alternatives to Analysis of Variance and the t test Based on Ranks 11. How to Analyze Survival Data 12. What Do the Data Really Show? Appendix A: Computational Forms Appendix B: Statistical Tables and Power Charts Appendix C: Answers to Exercises Index

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Details

• NCID: BB0799260X
• ISBN:
  • 9780071781503
  • 9780071768009
• Country Code: us
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: New York,London
• Pages/Volumes: xiv, 306p.
• Size: 24cm.
• Attached Material: 1 CD-ROM (12cm)
• Classification:
  • DC23 : 610.727
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Medical statistics
  • LCSH : Biometry