Case Studies in Biometry (Wiley Series in Probability and Statistics) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 047158925X ISBN 13: 9780471589259

Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell, 1994

Synopsis

Features 21 case studies that illustrate commonly used approaches to answer scientific questions in such areas as biology, toxicology, clinical medicine, environmental hazards, agriculture, forestry and wildlife. Examples of statistical methods used in these case studies include linear regression, survival analysis, principle components, design of experiments, resampling and bootstrap. A disk containing the collective data sets will accompany the book.

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Synopsis

Case studies are viewed as an increasingly popular teaching method in applied statistics. These 21 examples have been written at a level accessible to non-experts in biomedicine and statistical methods. The areas covered are biology, AIDS, environmental sciences, clinical medicine, health care and health policy, fisheries, forestry and wildlife, biopharmaceuticals and agriculture. Examples of statistical methods employed in these case studies are linear regression, survival analysis, ordered categorical and loglinear models, logistic regression, principal components and the design of experiments.

Edition details

• Publisher: Wiley–Blackwell
• Publication date: 1994
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 047158925X
• ISBN 13: 9780471589259
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 528
• Editor: Lange Nicholas, Ryan Louise, Billard Lynne, Brillinger David, Conquest Loveday, Greenhouse Joel