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_a570.15195 P14 2018
100 _aPagano, Marcello.
245 _aPrinciples of biostatistics /
_cMarcello Pagano, Kimberlee Gauvreau.
250 _aSecond edition.
264 _aBoca Raton, Florida, USA :
_bCRC Press,
_c©2018.
300 _axvi, 525, [42] pages :
_billustrations ;
_c24 cm
500 _a"This edition is a reprint of the second edition published in 2000 by Brooks/Cole and then Cengage Learning"--Title page verso. "A Chapman & Hall book."
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 _aData presentation -- Numerical summary measures -- Rates and standardization -- Life tables -- Probability -- Theoretical probability distributions -- Sampling distribution of the mean -- Confidence intervals -- Hypothesis testing -- Comparison of two means -- Analysis of variance -- Nonparametric methods -- Inference on proportions -- Contingency tables -- Multiple 2 x 2 tables -- Correlation -- Simple linear regression -- Multiple regression -- Logistic regression -- Survival analysis -- Sampling theory.
505 _a1. Introduction2. Data Presentation Types of Numerical Data Nominal Data Ordinal Data Ranked Data Discrete Data Continuous Data Tables Frequency Distributions Relative Frequency Graphs Bar Charts Histograms Frequency Polygons One-Way Scatter Plots Box Plots Two-Way Scatter Plots Line Graphs Further Applications Review Exercises 3. Numerical Summary Measures Measures of Central Tendency Mean Median Mode Measures of Dispersion Range Interquartile Range Variance and Standard Deviation Coefficient of Variation Grouped Data Grouped Mean Grouped Variance Chebychev's Inequality Further Applications Review Exercises 4. Rates and Standardization Rates Standardization of Rates Direct Method of Standardization Indirect Method of Standardization Use of Standardized Rates Further Applications Direct Method of Standardization Indirect Method of Standardization Review Exercises 5. Life Tables Computation of the Life Table Applications of the Life Table Years of Potential Life Lost Further Applications Review Exercises 6. Probability Operations on Events and Probability Conditional Probability Bayes' Theorem Diagnostic Tests Sensitivity and Specificity Applications of Bayes' Theorem ROC Curves Calculation of Prevalence The Relative Risk and the Odds Ratio Further Applications Review Exercises 7. Theoretical Probability Distributions Probability Distributions The Binomial Distribution The Poisson Distribution The Normal Distribution Further Applications Review Exercises 8. B Sampling Distribution of the Mean B Sampling Distributions The Central Limit Theorem Applications of the Central Limit Theorem Further Applications Review Exercises 9. Confidence Intervals Two-Sided Confidence Intervals One-Sided Confidence Intervals Student's t Distribution Further Applications Review Exercises 10. Hypothesis Testing General Concepts Two-Sided Tests of Hypotheses One-Sided Tests of Hypotheses Types of Error Power Sample Size Estimation Further Applications Review Exercises 11. Comparison of Two Means Paired Samples Independent Samples Equal Variances Unequal Variances Further Applications Review Exercises 12. Analysis of Variance One-Way Analysis of Variance The Problem Sources of Variation Multiple Comparisons Procedures Further Applications Review Exercises 13. Nonparametric Methods The Sign Test The Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test The Wilcoxon Rank Sum Test Advantages and Disadvantages of Nonparametric Methods Further Applications Review Exercises 14. Inference on Proportions Normal Approximation to the Binomial Distribution Sampling Distribution of a Proportion Confidence Intervals Hypothesis Testing Sample Size Estimation Comparison of Two Proportions Further Applications Review Exercises 15. Contingency Tables The Chi-Square Test X Tables r X c Tables McNemar's Test The Odds Ratio Berkson's Fallacy Further Applications Review Exercises 16. Multiple x Tables Simpsons Paradox The Mantei-Haenszel Method Test of Homogeneity Summary Odds RatioTest of Association Further Applications Review Exercises17. Correlation The Two-Way Scatter Plot Pearson's Correlation Coefficient Spearman's Rank Correlation Coefficient Further Applications Review Exercises 18. Simple Linear Regression Regression Concepts The Model The Population Regression Line The Method of Least Squares Inference for Regression Coefficients Inference for Predicted Values Evaluation of the Model The Coefficient of Determination Residual Plots Transformations Further Applications Review Exercises 19. Multiple Regression The Model The Least-Squares Regression Equation Inference for Regression Coefficients Evaluation of the Model Indicator Variables Interaction Terms Model Selection Further Applications Review Exercises 20. Logistic Regression The Model The Logistic Function The Fitted Equation Multiple Logistic Regression Indicator Variables Further Applications Review Exercises 21. Survival Analysis The Life Table Method The Product-Limit Method The Log-Rank Test Further Applications Review Exercises 22. Sampling Theory Sampling Schemes Simple Random Sampling Systematic Sampling Stratified Sampling Cluster Sampling Nonprobability Sampling Sources of Bias Further Applications Review Exercises
520 _aThis edition is a reprint of the second edition published in 2000 by Brooks/Cole and then Cengage Learning. Principles of Biostatistics is aimed at students in the biological and health sciences who wish to learn modern research methods. It is based on a required course offered at the Harvard School of Public Health. In addition to these graduate students, many health professionals from the Harvard medical area attend as well.
521 _aCHS
_bBachelor of Science in Medical Technology
546 _aText in English
650 _aBiostatistics.
650 _aBiometrics.
700 _aGauvreau, Kimberlee.
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_cBK
_h500-599