New Edition of a Classic Guide to Statistical Applications in the
Biomedical Sciences
In the last decade, there have been significant changes in the
way statistics is incorporated into biostatistical, medical, and
public health research. Addressing the need for a modernized
treatment of these statistical applications, Basic Statistics,
Fourth Edition presents relevant, up-to-date coverage of research
methodology using careful explanations of basic statistics and how
they are used to address practical problems that arise in the
medical and public health settings. Through concise and
easy-to-follow presentations, readers will learn to interpret and
examine data by applying common statistical tools, such as
sampling, random assignment, and survival analysis.
Continuing the tradition of its predecessor, this new edition
outlines a thorough discussion of different kinds of studies and
guides readers through the important, related decision-making
processes such as determining what information is needed and
planning the collections process. The book equips readers with the
knowledge to carry out these practices by explaining the various
types of studies that are commonly conducted in the fields of
medical and public health, and how the level of evidence varies
depending on the area of research. Data screening and data entry
into statistical programs is explained and accompanied by
illustrations of statistical analyses and graphs. Additional
features of the Fourth Edition include: A new chapter on data
collection that outlines the initial steps in planning biomedical
and public health studiesA new chapter on nonparametric statistics
that includes a discussion and application of the Sign test, the
Wilcoxon Signed Rank test, and the Wilcoxon Rank Sum test and its
relationship to the Mann-Whitney U testAn updated introduction to
survival analysis that includes the Kaplan Meier method for
graphing the survival function and a brief introduction to tests
for comparing survival functionsIncorporation of modern statistical
software, such as SAS, Stata, SPSS, and Minitab into the presented
discussion of data analysisUpdated references at the end of each
chapter
"Basic Statistics," Fourth Edition is an ideal book for courses
on biostatistics, medicine, and public health at the
upper-undergraduate and graduate levels. It is also appropriate as
a reference for researchers and practitioners who would like to
refresh their fundamental understanding of statistical
techniques.
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