Biostatistical Analysis

by Zar, Jerrold H.

• ISBN13: 9780131008465
• ISBN10: 0131008463
• Edition: 5th
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-02-15
• Publisher: Pearson

Summary

Zarrs"sBiostatistical Analysis, Fifth Edition, is the ideal book for readers who seek practical coverage of statistical analysis methods used by researchers to collect, summarize, analyze, and draw conclusions from biological research. The latest edition of this best-selling textbook is both comprehensive and easy to read. It is suitable as an introduction for beginning students and as a comprehensive procedural reference for todayrs"s practitioners. Introduction; Populations and Samples; Measures of Central Tendency; Measures of Dispersion and Variability; Probabilities; The Normal Distribution; One-Sample Hypotheses; Two-Sample Hypotheses; Paired-Sample Hypotheses; Multisample Hypotheses: The Analysis of Variance; Multiple Comparisons; Two-Factor Analysis of Variance; Data Transformations; Multiway Factorial Analysis of Variance; Nested (Hierarchical) Analysis of Variance; Multivariate Analysis of Variance; Simple Linear Regression; Comparing Simple Linear Regression Equations; Simple Linear Correlation; Multiple Regression and Correlation; Polynomial Regression; Testing for Goodness of Fit; Contingency Tables; More on Dichotomous Variables; Testing for Randomness; Circular Distributions: Descriptive Statistics; Circular Distributions: Hypothesis Testing For all readers interested in biostatistics.

Author Biography

Jerrold H. Zar received his undergraduate degree in Biological Sciences from Northern Illinois University in 1962. He later earned his M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in biology and zoology from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Zar then returned to Northern Illinois University for 34 years to serve in a variety of capacities. He joined the faculty at NIU as an Assistant Professor in 1968 and quickly rose through the ranks of associate and full professor to become Chair of the Department of Biological Sciences in 1978. He served two terms as Chair of the Department and then, became the Vice Provost for Graduate Studies and Research and Dean of the Graduate School.  He was a founder of the Illinois Minority Graduate Incentive Program and the Illinois Consortium for Educational Opportunities Program, where he helped create and protect fellowship opportunities for minority graduate students at universities across the state. Zar is a member of 17 professional scientific societies, including being an elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. His many research publications cover a range of topics, from statistical analysis to physiological adaptations of animals to their environment.

Table of Contents

Introduction

Populations and Samples

Measures of Central Tendency

Measures of Dispersion and Variability

Probabilities

The Normal Distribution

One-Sample Hypotheses

Two-Sample Hypotheses

Paired-Sample Hypotheses

Multisample Hypotheses: The Analysis of Variance

Multiple Comparisons

Two-Factor Analysis of Variance

Data Transformations

Multiway Factorial Analysis of Variance

Nested (Hierarchical) Analysis of Variance

Multivariate Analysis of Variance

Simple Linear Regression

Comparing Simple Linear Regression Equations

Simple Linear Correlation

Multiple Regression and Correlation

Polynomial Regression

Testing for Goodness of Fit

Contingency Tables

More on Dichotomous Variables

Testing for Randomness

Circular Distributions: Descriptive Statistics

Circular Distributions: Hypothesis Testing

Analysis of Variance Hypothesis Testing

Statistical Tables and Graphs

Answers to Exercises

Literature Cited

Index

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