Expect the Unexpected

A First Course in Biostatistics

Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Reference, Biostatistics, Science & Nature, Mathematics, Statistics
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Author: Raluca Balan, Gilles Lamothe ISBN: 9789813209084
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company Publication: May 25, 2017
Imprint: WSPC Language: English
Author: Raluca Balan, Gilles Lamothe
ISBN: 9789813209084
Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Company
Publication: May 25, 2017
Imprint: WSPC
Language: English

This textbook introduces the basic concepts from probability theory and statistics which are needed for statistical analysis of data encountered in the biological and health sciences. No previous study is required. Advanced mathematical tools, such as integration and differentiation, are kept to a minimum. The emphasis is put on the examples. Probabilistic methods are discussed at length, but the focus of this edition is on statistics.

The examples are kept simple, so that the reader can learn quickly and see the usefulness of various statistical and probabilistic methods. Some of the examples used in this book draw attention to various problems related to environmental issues, climate change, loss of bio-diversity, and their impact on wildlife and humans.

In comparison with the first edition of the book, this second edition contains additional topics such as power, sample size computation and non-parametric methods, and includes a large collection of new problems, as well as the answers to odd-numbered problems. Several sections of this edition are accompanied by instructions using the programming language R for statistical computing and graphics.

Contents:

  • Probability:

    • Introduction to Probability
    • Axioms of Probability
    • Conditional Probability
    • Discrete Random Variables
    • Continuous Random Variables
    • Supplementary Problems (Probability)
  • Statistics:

    • Introduction to Statistics
    • Confidence Intervals
    • Hypothesis Testing
    • Comparison of Two Independent Samples
    • Paired Samples
    • Categorical Data
    • Regression and Correlation
    • Supplementary Problems (Statistics)
  • Additional Topics:

    • Sample Size and Power
    • Non-Parametric Methods
    • Answers to Odd-Numbered Problems
    • Tables

Readership: Undergraduates studying probability and statistics, especially in the life and natural sciences.
Key Features:

  • This edition contains a large collection of new problems and includes the answers to odd-numbered problems
  • Several sections of the book are accompanied by a technology component containing instructions using the programming language R for statistical computing and graphics
  • Although probabilistic methods are discussed at length in the book, the focus of this edition is on statistics, with a new chapter dedicated to non-parametric methods in statistics
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This textbook introduces the basic concepts from probability theory and statistics which are needed for statistical analysis of data encountered in the biological and health sciences. No previous study is required. Advanced mathematical tools, such as integration and differentiation, are kept to a minimum. The emphasis is put on the examples. Probabilistic methods are discussed at length, but the focus of this edition is on statistics.

The examples are kept simple, so that the reader can learn quickly and see the usefulness of various statistical and probabilistic methods. Some of the examples used in this book draw attention to various problems related to environmental issues, climate change, loss of bio-diversity, and their impact on wildlife and humans.

In comparison with the first edition of the book, this second edition contains additional topics such as power, sample size computation and non-parametric methods, and includes a large collection of new problems, as well as the answers to odd-numbered problems. Several sections of this edition are accompanied by instructions using the programming language R for statistical computing and graphics.

Contents:

Readership: Undergraduates studying probability and statistics, especially in the life and natural sciences.
Key Features:

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