Biostatistics : the bare essentials / Geoffrey R. Norman, David L. Streiner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Norman, Geoffrey R., author.

Streiner, David L., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biometry.

Biometry--Data processing.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Edition:

Fourth edition.

Place of Publication:

Shelton, Connecticut : People's Medical Publishing House, 2014.

Summary:

This new edition of Biostatistics: The Bare Essentials continues the tradition of translating biostatistics in the health sciences literature with clarity and irreverence. Students and practitioners alike applaud Biostatistics as a practical guide that exposes them to every statistical test they are likely to encounter, with careful conceptual explanations and a minimum of algebra.

Contents:

Intro

PREFACE TO THE FOURTH EDITION

PREFACE TO THE THIRD EDITION

PREFACE TO THE SECOND EDITION

PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION

CONTENTS

SECTION THE FIRST THE NATURE OF DATA AND STATISTICS

The Basics

Looking at the Data A First Look at Graphing Data

Describing the Data with Numbers Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion

The Normal Distribution

Probability

Elements of Statistical Inference

C.R.A.P. DETECTORS

SECTION THE SECOND 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

Repeated-Measures ANOVA

Multivariate ANOVA (MANOVA)

SECTION THE THIRD REGRESSION AND CORRELATION

Simple Regression and Correlation

Multiple Regression

Logistic and Poisson Regression

Advanced Topics in Regression and ANOVA

Measuring Change

Analysis of Longitudinal Data:Hierarchical Linear Modeling

Principal Components and Factor Analysis Fooling Around with Factors

Path Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling

SECTION THE FOURTH 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

SECTION THE FIFTH REPRISE

Equivalence and Non-Inferiority Testing

Screwups, Oddballs, and Other Vagaries of Science

Putting It All Together

Getting Started with SPSS

Test Yourself

Answers to Chapter Exercises

References and Further Reading

An Unabashed Glossaryof Statistical Terms

Appendix

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

OCLC:

923336947