| A Concise Guide to Statistics 2012 Edition Contributor(s): Kaltenbach, Hans-Michael (Author) |
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ISBN: 3642235018 ISBN-13: 9783642235016 Publisher: Springer OUR PRICE: $52.24 Product Type: Paperback Published: September 2011 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Mathematics | Probability & Statistics - General - Medical | Biostatistics |
| Dewey: 519.5 |
| Series: Springerbriefs in Statistics |
| Physical Information: 0.27" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (0.42 lbs) 111 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The text gives a concise introduction into fundamental concepts in statistics. Chapter 1: Short exposition of probability theory, using generic examples. Chapter 2: Estimation in theory and practice, using biologically motivated examples. Maximum-likelihood estimation in covered, including Fisher information and power computations. Methods for calculating confidence intervals and robust alternatives to standard estimators are given. Chapter 3: Hypothesis testing with emphasis on concepts, particularly type-I, type-II errors, and interpreting test results. Several examples are provided. T-tests are used throughout, followed important other tests and robust/nonparametric alternatives. Multiple testing is discussed in more depth, and combination of independent tests is explained. Chapter 4: Linear regression, with computations solely based on R. Multiple group comparisons with ANOVA are covered together with linear contrasts, again using R for computations. |