Basic Biostatics: Statistics for Public Health Practice - Softcover

Gerstman, B. Burt

 
9780763735807: Basic Biostatics: Statistics for Public Health Practice

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.

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Synopsis

Gerstman (health science, San Jose State University) explains statistical concepts and techniques for students and workers in public health and biomedical practice and research. The book is designed to be accessible to students with modest mathematical backgrounds; no more than high school algebra is needed. Unlike many introductory texts, this one

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