Biostatistics: A Methodology for the Health Sciences Revised Edition Contributor(s): Van Belle, Gerald (Author), Fisher, Lloyd D. (Author), Heagerty, Patrick J. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0471031852 ISBN-13: 9780471031857 Publisher: Wiley-Interscience OUR PRICE: $208.95 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: July 2004 Annotation: A respected introduction to biostatistics, thoroughly updated and revised The first edition of Biostatistics: A Methodology for the Health Sciences has served professionals and students alike as a leading resource for learning how to apply statistical methods to the biomedical sciences. This substantially revised Second Edition brings the book into the twenty-first century for today's aspiring and practicing medical scientist. This versatile reference provides a wide-ranging look at basic and advanced biostatistical concepts and methods in a format calibrated to individual interests and levels of proficiency. Written with an eye toward the use of computer applications, the book examines the design of medical studies, descriptive statistics, and introductory ideas of probability theory and statistical inference; explores more advanced statistical methods; and illustrates important current uses of biostatistics. New to this edition are discussions of
Enhanced by a companion Web site providing data sets, selected problems and solutions, and examples from such current topics as HIV/AIDS, this is a thoroughly current, comprehensive introduction to the field. |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Medical | Biostatistics |
Dewey: 610.151 |
LCCN: 2004040491 |
Series: Wiley Probability and Statistics |
Physical Information: 1.98" H x 7.12" W x 10.26" (3.54 lbs) 896 pages |
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