| Description |
1 online resource (xii, 422 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
The Nature of Data and Statistics: the basics -- Looking at the data -- Describing the data with numbers -- The normal distribution -- Probability -- Elements of Statistical inference -- Analysis of variance: Comparing two groups the T-test -- More than two groups one way ANOVA -- Factorial ANOVA -- Two repeated observations the paired T-test and alternatives -- Repaeted-measures ANOVA -- Multivariate ANOVA (MANOVA) -- C.R.A.P. detectors -- Regression and correlation: Simple regression and correlation -- Multiple regression -- Logistic and poisson regression -- Advanced topis in regression and ANOVA -- Measuring change -- Analysis of Longitudinal data: Hierarchical linear modeling -- Non-parametric statistics: Tests of significance for categorical frequency data -- Measures of association for categorical data -- tests of significance for ranked data -- Measures of association for ranked data -- Survival analysis -- Measures of impact introductory side bar -- Reprise: Equivalence and Non-inferiority testing -- Screwups, oddballs, and other vagaries of science -- Putting it all together -- gettting started with SPSS |
| Summary |
"New for 2014, Biostatistics: The Bare Essentials, 4th Edition, includes updated information on robust estimators of the mean, the problems of multiple hypothesis testing, bootstrapping and resampling and non-parametric stats. In addition, an entirely new chapter title Measures of Impact discusses measures of incidence and prevalence, risk, morbidity and fatality rates, and more." |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 374-383) and index |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed March 7, 2017) |
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Biometry -- Computer programs.
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Biometry -- Data processing
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Biometry.
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Biometry
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Biostatistics
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Software
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Statistics as Topic -- methods
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biometrics.
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software.
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NATURE -- Reference.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- Biology.
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SCIENCE -- Life Sciences -- General.
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Computer software
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Computer programs
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Biometry
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Biometry -- Data processing
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Biometri.
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Medicinsk statistik.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Streiner, David L., author.
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Preceded by: Norman, Geoffrey R.
Biostatistics. 3rd ed. 2008
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| LC no. |
2014018546 |
| ISBN |
9781607952794 |
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1607952793 |
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