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Introduction to Data Analysis and Graphical Presentation in Biostatistics with R: Statistics in the Large (SpringerBriefs in Statistics)

Springer, 2013

Through real-world datasets, this book shows the reader how to work with material in biostatistics using the open source software R. These include tools that are critical to dealing with missing data, which is a pressing scientific issue for those engaged in biostatistics. Readers will be equipped to run analyses and make graphical...

Epidemiology and Biostatistics: Practice Problem Workbook

Springer, 2018

This workbook is designed to teach the major fundamental concepts in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and clinical research design alongside the textbook "Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 2nd Edition". It is written in concise and organized fashion with many examples to illustrate the concepts deriving from a collection of written materials...

Decision Theory: Principles and Approaches (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics)

John Wiley & Sons, 2009

Decision theory provides a formal framework for making logical choices in the face of uncertainty. Given a set of alternatives, a set of consequences, and a correspondence between those sets, decision theory offers conceptually simple procedures for choice. This book presents an overview of the fundamental concepts and outcomes of rational decision...

Categorical Data Analysis With Sas and Spss Applications

Psychology Press, 2003

This book is primarily designed for a senior undergraduate class in Categorical Data Analysis and for majors in biomedical, biostatistics and statistics programs, but can also be used as reference text for researchers working in the area, and /or for an introductory text in a graduate course on the subject. A prerequisite of a one year...

Epidemiology and Biostatistics Secrets: with STUDENT CONSULT Access

Mosby, 2005

The Secrets Series® is breaking new ground again. A two-color page layout, a portable size, and a list of the "Top 100 Secrets" in biostatistics and epidemiology help readers to better meet the challenges they face today. And, at no extra charge, purchasers also receive online access to the complete contents of the text via...

Bayesian Biostatistics and Diagnostic Medicine

CRC Press, 2007

Bayesian methods are being used more often than ever before in biology and medicine. For example, at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Bayesian sequential stopping rules routinely are used for the design of clinical trials. This book is based on the author’s experience working with a variety of...

Biostatistics with R: An Introduction to Statistics Through Biological Data (Use R!)

Springer, 2011

Biostatistics with R is designed around the dynamic interplay among statistical methods, their applications in biology, and their implementation. The book explains basic statistical concepts with a simple yet rigorous language.

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Applied Bayesian Statistics: With R and OpenBUGS Examples (Springer Texts in Statistics)

Springer, 2013

This book is based on over a dozen years teaching a Bayesian Statistics course. The material presented here has been used by students of different levels and disciplines, including advanced undergraduates studying Mathematics and Statistics and students in graduate programs in Statistics, Biostatistics, Engineering, Economics,...

Analyzing Rater Agreement: Manifest Variable Methods

Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2004

Agreement among raters is of great importance in many domains. For example, in medicine, diagnoses are often provided by more than one doctor to make sure the proposed treatment is optimal. In criminal trials, sentencing depends, among other things, on the complete agreement among the jurors. In observational studies, researchers increase...

Introductory Biostatistics

John Wiley & Sons, 2003

The nuts-and-bolts of biostatistics–without the anxiety

To students in public health, dentistry, nursing, and other health disciplines, the introductory course in biostatistics conjures up dread images of mind-numbing formulas and dry-as-bones texts. This text, adapted from and expanding on his bestselling Health and Numbers (Wiley), will...

Basic Statistics Using SAS Enterprise Guide: A Primer

SAS Institute, 2007

Now it's easy to perform many of the most common statistical techniques when you use the SAS Enterprise Guide point-and-click interface to access the power of SAS. Emphasizing the practical aspects of the analysis, this example-rich guide shows you how to conduct a wide range of statistical analyses without any SAS programming required. One or...

Statistical Applications for Health Information Management

Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2005

Published in conjunction with the American Health Information Management Association (AHIMA), Statistical Applications for Health Information Management, Second Edition covers the basic biostatistics, descriptive statistics, and inferential statistics that are unique to health information management (HIM). The text provides the essential theory...

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