Statistical Methodologies with Medical Applications Format: Hardcover

Poduri S.R.S. Rao

ISBN 10: 1119258499 / ISBN 13: 9781119258490

Published by John Wiley and Sons, 2016

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Statistical Methodologies with Medical Applications Format: Hardcover
• Publisher: John Wiley and Sons
• Publication Date: 2016
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1119258499
• ISBN 13: 9781119258490
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

This book presents the methodology and applications of a range of important topics in statistics, and is designed for graduate students in Statistics and  Biostatistics and for medical researchers.  Illustrations and more than ninety exercises with solutions are presented.  They are constructed from the research findings of the medical journals, summary reports of the Centre for Disease Control (CDC)  and the World Health Organization (WHO), and practical situations.  The illustrations and exercises are related to topics such as immunization, obesity, hypertension, lipid levels, diet and exercise, harmful effects of smoking and air pollution, and the benefits of gluten free diet.
This book can be recommended for a one or two semester graduate level course for students studying Statistics, Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Health Sciences.  It will also be useful as a companion for medical researchers and research oriented physicians. 

About the Author

SRS Rao Poduri, Professor of Statistics, University of Rochester. Since receiving his?Ph.D degree in Statistics in 1965 from Harvard University under the supervision of the eminent professor William G. Cochran, Professor Poduri has?been teaching courses in five or six major areas of statistics to graduate and undergraduate students at the University of Rochester.