Basic Biostatistics: Statistics for Public Health Practice

Gerstman, B. Burt

ISBN 10: 1284025462 / ISBN 13: 9781284025460

Published by Jones & Bartlett Learning, 2014

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Basic Biostatistics: Statistics for Public Health Practice
• Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
• Publication Date: 2014
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1284025462
• ISBN 13: 9781284025460
• Binding: Soft cover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: Acceptable

About this title

Synopsis

Basic Biostatistics is a concise, introductory text that covers biostatistical principles and focuses on the common types of data encountered in public health and biomedical fields. The text puts equal emphasis on exploratory and confirmatory statistical methods. Sampling, exploratory data analysis, estimation, hypothesis testing, and power and precision are covered through detailed, illustrative examples.The book is organized into three parts: Part I addresses basic concepts and techniques; Part II covers analytic techniques for quantitative response variables; and Part III covers techniques for categorical responses.The Second Edition offers many new exercises as well as an all new chapter on "Poisson Random Variables and the Analysis of Rates."With language, examples, and exercises that are accessible to students with modest mathematical backgrounds, this is the perfect introductory biostatistics text for undergraduates and graduates in various fields of public health.Features:Illustrative, relevant examples and exercises incorporated throughout the book.Answers to odd-numbered exercises provided in the back of the book. (Instructors may requests answers to even-numbered exercises from the publisher.Chapters are intentionally brief and limited in scope to allow for flexibility in the order of coverage.Equal attention is given to manual calculations as well as the use of statistical software such as StaTable, SPSS, and WinPepi.Comprehensive Companion Website with Student and Instructor's Resources.

About the Author

B. Burt Gerstman MPH, PhD is Professor in the Department of Health Science at San Jose State University.