Health and numbers : a problems-based introduction to biostatistics /
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| Author / Creator: | Le, Chap T., 1948- |
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. |
| Imprint: | New York : Wiley-Liss, c2001. |
| Description: | xiii, 366 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/4546692 |
Table of Contents:
- 1. Proportions, Rates, and Ratios
- 1.1. Proportions
- 1.2. Rates
- 1.3. Ratios
- 2. Organization, Summarization, and Presentation of Data
- 2.1. Tabular and Graphical Methods
- 2.2. Numerical Methods
- 2.3. Survival Curves
- 2.4. Coefficients of Correlation
- 3. Probability and Probability Models
- 3.1. Probability
- 3.2. The Normal Distribution
- 3.3. Probability Models for Continuous Data
- 3.4. Probability Models for Discrete Data
- 4. Confidence Estimation
- 4.1. Basic Concepts
- 4.2. Estimation of Means
- 4.3. Estimation of Proportions
- 4.4. Estimation of Odds Ratios
- 4.5. Estimation of Correlation Coefficients
- 5. Introduction to Hypothesis Testing or Statistical Tests
- 5.1. Basic Concepts
- 5.2. Analogies
- 6. Analysis of Categorical Data
- 6.1. One-Sample Problem with Binary Data
- 6.2. Analysis of Pair-Matched Data
- 6.3. Comparison of Two Proportions
- 6.4. The Mantel-Haenszel Method
- 6.5. Inferences for General Two-Way Tables
- 6.6. Fisher's Exact Test
- 6.7. Ordered 2 x k Contingency Tables
- 7. Comparison of Population Means
- 7.1. One-Sample Problem with Continuous Data
- 7.2. Analysis of Pair-Matched Data
- 7.3. Comparison of Two Means
- 7.4. Nonparametric Methods
- 7.5. One-Way Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)
- 8. Regression Analysis
- 8.1. Simple Regression Analysis
- 8.2. Multiple Regression Analysis. App. A. Table of Random Numbers
- App. B. Area Under the Standard Normal Curve
- App. C. Percentiles of the t Distribution
- App. D. Percentiles of Chi-Square Distribution
- App. E. Percentiles of the F Distribution.
