STATISTICS : A Biomedical Introduction (Wiley Series in Probability & Mathematical Statistics)

Brown, Byron W.; Hollander, Myles; Brown, Byron Wm

ISBN 10: 0471112402 / ISBN 13: 9780471112402

Published by Wiley-Interscience/John Wiley, New York, NY, 1977

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Text/BRAND NEW w/paperclip shadow to pg 129. Gilt embossed black linen boards/Fine. DJ/None. Textbook. Basic concepts & techniques of statistical inference in scientific studies in medicine and biology. Outgrowth of course lectures delivered at both Stanford and Florida State Univ. Prerequisite: college algebra. 14 chapters, uniquely centered on actual studies in the biomedical sciences: 1, Introduction; 2, Elementary Rules of Probability; 3, Populations, Samples, & the Distribution of the Sample Mean; 4. Analysis of Matched Pairs Using Sample Means; 5, Analysis of the Two-Sample Location Problem Using Sample Means; 6, Surveys & Experiments in Medical Research; 7, Statistical Inference for Dichotomous Variables; 8, Comparing Two Success Probabilities; 9, Chi-Squared Tests; 10, Analysis of k-Sample Problems; 11, Linear Regression & Correlation; 12, Analysis of Matched Pairs Using Ranks; 13, Analysis of the Two-Sample Location Problem Using Ranks; and, 14, Methods for Censored Data followed by 3 appendices. Fine copy less dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 005180

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Title: STATISTICS : A Biomedical Introduction (...

Publisher: Wiley-Interscience/John Wiley, New York, NY

Publication Date: 1977

Binding: Hardcover

Condition: Near Fine

Dust Jacket Condition: No Jacket

Edition: First Edition, First Printing

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About the Author:

BYRON WILLIAM BROWN JR., PhD, was a professor in and former chair of the Department of Health Policy and Research at Stanford University. For over 30 years, he made significant contributions to the university′s research and teachings on various areas of study such as cancer treatment and the design of clinical trials. Dr. Brown is now deceased.

MYLES HOLLANDER, PhD, is Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor of Statistics at Florida State University in Tallahassee. He served as editor of the Theory and Methods Section of the Journal of the American Statistical Association from 1993–96.