Biostatistics for the Biological and Health Sciences with Statdisk

by Triola, Marc M.; Triola, Mario F.

• ISBN13: 9780321194367
• ISBN10: 0321194365
• Edition: 1st
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-10-25
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Biostatistics for the Biological and Health Sciencesis the result of collaboration between the author of the #1 statistics book in the country and an expert in the biological sciences field.The major objective of this book is to provide a thorough, yet engaging introduction to statistics for students and professors in the biological, life, and health sciences. This text reflects the important features of a modern introductory statistics course and includes an abundance of real data and biological applications, and a variety of pedagogical components to help students succeed in their study of biological statistics. MARKET: It is the ideal introduction to statistics for students and professors in the biological, life, and health sciences.

Table of Contents

Introduction	2	(24)
Overview	4	(1)
Types of Data	4	(6)
Design of Experiments	10	(14)
Describing, Exploring, and Comparing Data	24	(66)
Overview	26	(1)
Frequency Distributions	27	(6)
Visualizing Data	33	(9)
Measures of Center	42	(11)
Measures of Variation	53	(16)
Measures of Relative Standing	69	(7)
Exploratory Data Analysis (EDA)	76	(14)
Probability	90	(66)
Overview	92	(1)
Fundamentals	92	(9)
Addition Rule	101	(8)
Multiplication Rule: Basics	109	(9)
Multiplication Rule: Beyond the Basics	118	(9)
Risks and Odds	127	(9)
Rates of Mortality, Fertility, and Morbidity	136	(5)
Counting	141	(15)
Discrete Probability Distributions	156	(34)
Overview	158	(1)
Random Variables	159	(9)
Binomial Probability Distributions	168	(10)
Mean, Variance, and Standard Deviation for the Binomial Distribution	178	(4)
The Poisson Distribution	182	(8)
Normal Probability Distributions	190	(64)
Overview	192	(1)
The Standard Normal Distribution	193	(11)
Applications of Normal Distributions	204	(8)
Sampling Distributions and Estimators	212	(9)
The Central Limit Theorem	221	(10)
Normal as Approximation to Binomial	231	(10)
Assessing Normality	241	(13)
Estimates and Sample Sizes with One Sample	254	(60)
Overview	256	(1)
Estimating a Population Proportion	256	(17)
Estimating a Population Mean: σ Known	273	(11)
Estimating a Population Mean: σ Not Known	284	(13)
Estimating a Population Variance	297	(17)
Hypothesis Testing with One Sample	314	(62)
Overview	316	(1)
Basics of Hypothesis Testing	317	(20)
Testing a Claim About a Proportion	337	(11)
Testing a Claim About a Mean: σ Known	348	(5)
Testing a Claim About a Mean: σ Not Known	353	(11)
Testing a Claim About a Standard Deviation or Variance	364	(12)
Inferences from Two Samples	376	(48)
Overview	378	(1)
Inferences About Two Proportions	378	(11)
Inferences About Two Means: Independent Samples	389	(11)
Inferences from Matched Pairs	400	(8)
Odds Ratios	408	(6)
Comparing Variation in Two Samples	414	(10)
Correlation and Regression	424	(64)
Overview	428	(1)
Correlation	428	(21)
Regression	449	(15)
Variation and Prediction Intervals	464	(8)
Multiple Regression	472	(16)
Multinomial Experiments and Contingency Tables	488	(42)
Overview	490	(1)
Multinomial Experiments: Goodness-of-Fit	491	(13)
Contingency Tables: Independence and Homogeneity	504	(15)
McNemar's Test for Matched Pairs	519	(11)
Analysis of Variance	530	(36)
Overview	532	(2)
One-Way ANOVA	534	(16)
Two-Way ANOVA	550	(16)
Nonparametric Statistics	566	(44)
Overview	568	(2)
Sign Test	570	(10)
Wilcoxon Signed-Ranks Test for Matched Pairs	580	(5)
Wilcoxon Rank-Sum Test for Two Independent Samples	585	(6)
Kruskal-Wallis Test	591	(6)
Rank Correlation	597	(13)
Life Tables	610	(18)
Overview	612	(1)
Elements of a Life Table	612	(8)
Applications of Life Tables	620	(8)
Appendix A: Tables	628	(17)
Appendix B: Data Sets	645	(15)
Appendix C: Answers to Odd-Numbered Exercises	660	(27)
Credits	687	(2)
Index	689