Olive Jean Dunn - Böcker

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 chapterBasic 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.

This set contains: 9780471469438 Regression and ANOVA: An Integrated Approach Using SAS(R) Software by Keith E. Muller, Bethel A. Fetterman and 9780471370383 Applied Statistics: Analysis of Variance and Regression, Third Edition by Ruth M. Mickey, Olive Jean Dunn, Virginia A. Clark.

This work has been thoughtfully designed so that it serves equally well as a reference for the practitioner and as a self-contained textbook for the advanced student.* Rewritten to maintain clarity and brevity while expanding the coverage of previous editions.* Changes to design-related topics include increased discussion of mixed models and random effects, greater emphasis on regression and data screening, and more use of graphs throughout.* Includes both graded and challenging exercises.* Liberal computer discussions now supplemented with SAS and SPSS.