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Basic biostatistics : statistics for public health practice / B. Burt Gerstman.

Author/creator Gerstman, B. Burt
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoSudbury, MA : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, ©2008.
Descriptionxvii, 557 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
Subject(s)
Contents Part I general concept and techniques -- Types of studies -- Frequency distributions -- Summary statistics -- Probability concepts -- Binomial probability distributions -- Normal probability distributions -- Introduction to statistical inference -- Basics of hypotheses testing -- Basics of confidence intervals -- Part II quantitative response variable -- Inference about a mean -- Comparing independent means -- Comparing several means (one-way ANOVA) -- Correlation and regression -- Multiple linear regression -- Part III categorical response variable -- Inference about a proportion -- Comparing two proportions -- Cross-tabulated counts -- Stratified 2-by-2 tables.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2007003334
ISBN9780763735807 :
ISBN0763735809

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