Introductory applied biostatistics /
Ralph B. D'Agostino, Lisa M. Sullivan and Alexa S. Beiser.
- Australia : Thomson, Brooks/Cole, 2005.
- xiii, 652 p. : ill. ; 24 cm + 1 CD-ROM (4 3/4 in.).
Includes bibliographies and index.
Motivation Summarizing data Probability Sampling distributions Statistical inference : procedures for mu Statistical inference : procedures for (mu₁-mu₂) Categorical data Comparing risks in two populations Analysis of variance Correlation and regression Logistic regression analysis Nonparametric tests Introduction to survival analysis
For students learning to apply and interpret statistical applications in the medical and public health fields. The majority of the text addresses methods for statistical inference, including one- and two- sample tests for mean and proportion, analysis of variance techniques, correlation and regression analysis.