Biostatistics for the Biological and Health Sciences is the result of collaboration between the author of the #1 statistics book in the country and an expert in the biological sciences field. The major objective of this book is to provide the best possible introduction to statistics for students and professors in the biological, life, and health sciences. This goal is realized through a friendly writing style, content that reflects the important features of a modern introductory statistics course, an abundance of real data and biological applications, and a variety of pedagogical components to help students succeed in their study of biological statistics.
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1 Introduction to Statistics1-1 Overview1-2 Types of Data1-3 Design of Experiments 2 Describing, Exploring, and Comparing Data2-1 Overview2-2 Frequency Distributions2-3 Visualizing Data 2-4 Measures of Center2-5 Measures of Variation2-6 Measures of Relative Standing2-7 Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA) 3 Probability 3-1 Overview 3-2 Fundamentals 3-3 Addition Rule 3-4 Multiplication Rule: Basics 3-5 Multiplication Rule: Conditional Probability 3-6 Relative Risk and Odds Ratio3-7 Rates of Mortality, Fertility, and Morbidity3-8 Counting Methods 4 Discrete Probability Distributions4-1 Overview4-2 Random Variables4-3 Binomial Probability Distributions4-4 Mean, Variance, and Standard Deviation for the Binomial Distribution4-5 The Poisson Distribution 5 Normal Probability Distributions5-1 Overview5-2 The Standard Normal Distribution5-3 Applications of Normal Distributions5-4 Sampling Distributions and Estimators5-5 The Central Limit Theorem5-6 Normal Approximation to Binomial 5-7 Assessing Normality 6 Estimates and Sample Sizes with One Sample6-1 Overview 6-2 Estimating a Population Proportion 6-3 Estimating a Population Mean: s Known 6-4 Estimating a Population Mean: s Not Known6-5 Estimating a Population Variance 7 Hypothesis Testing with One Sample7-1 Overview7-2 Basics of Hypothesis Testing7-3 Testing a Claim about a Proportion7-4 Testing a Claim about a Mean: s Known7-5 Testing a Claim about a Mean: s Not Known7-6 Testing a Claim about Variation 8 Inferences from Two Samples 8-1 Overview 8-2 Two Proportions8-3 Two Means: Independent Samples8-4 Two Means: Matched Pairs8-5 Odds Ratios8-6 Variation in Two Samples 9 Correlation and Regression9-1 Overview9-2 Correlation9-3 Regression9-4 Variation and Prediction Intervals9-5 Multiple Regression 10 Multinomial Experiments and Contingency Tables10-1 Overview10-2 Multinomial Experiments: Goodness-0f-Fit10-3 Contingency Tables: Independence and Homogeneity10-4 McNemar's Test for Matched Pairs 11 Analysis of Variance11-1 Overview11-2 One-Way ANOVA11-3 Two-Way ANOVA 12 Nonparametric Statistics 12-1 Overview12-2 Sign Test12-3 Wilcoxon Signed-Ranks Test for Matched Pairs12-4 Wilcoxon Rank-Sum Test for Two Independent Samples12-5 Kruskal-Wallis Test12-6 Rank Correlation 13 Life Tables13-1 Overview13-2 Elements of a Life Table13-3 Applications of Life Tables
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Produktdetaljer

ISBN
9780321194367
Publisert
2005-12-12
Utgiver
Vendor
Pearson
Vekt
1620 gr
Høyde
256 mm
Bredde
232 mm
Dybde
29 mm
Aldersnivå
06, P
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Kombinasjonsprodukt
Antall sider
720