Handbook of biostatistics : a review and text / Christos P. Carvounis.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Carvounis, Christos P.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biometry--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Biometry.

Biometry--Examinations, questions, etc--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Examinations.

Physical Description:

x, 107 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

New York : Parthenon Pub. Group, 2000.

Summary:

Carvounis (medicine, State U. of New York-Stony Brook) seeks a middle ground between biostatistics textbooks that are too long and technical and those that are too short and superficial. He offers physicians, medical students, and biology workers answers to specific question about the statistical analysis needed for a specific project in clinical or basic research or a specific paper. He also notes that most such texts are written by statisticians, who do not always understand the needs of biology workers. He includes questions and answers, but no bibliography.

Contents:

2. Data distribution and probabilities - the heart of statistics and epidemiology 11

3. Inferential statistics - the basics 27

4. Inferential statistics - comparison of groups with outcome in continuous data 39

5. Inferential statistics - correlation of continuous data and linear regression 49

6. Inferential statistics: non-parametric - ordinal data 57

7. Inferential statistics: non-parametric - nominal data 65

8. Put it all together - how to do a study and how to read the literature 79.

Notes:

Includes index.

ISBN:

1850707499

OCLC:

40075813