Preface |
Introduction To Biostatistics / 1: |
Introduction / 1.1: |
Some Basic Concepts / 1.2: |
Measurement and Measurement Scales / 1.3: |
Sampling and Statistical Inference / 1.4: |
The Scientific Method and the Design of Experiments / 1.5: |
Computers and Biostatistical Analysis / 1.6: |
Summary / 1.7: |
Review Questions and Exercises |
References |
Descriptive Statistics / 2: |
The Ordered Array / 2.1: |
Grouped Data: The Frequency Distribution / 2.3: |
Descriptive Statistics: Measures of Central Tendency / 2.4: |
Descriptive Statistics: Measures of Dispersion / 2.5: |
Some Basic Probability Concepts / 2.6: |
Two Views of Probability: Objective and Subjective / 3.1: |
Elementary Properties of Probability / 3.3: |
Calculating the Probability of an Event / 3.4: |
Bayes? Theorem, Screening Tests, Sensitivity, Specificity, and Predictive Value Positive and Negative / 3.5: |
Probability Distributions / 4: |
Probability Distributions of Discrete Variables / 4.1: |
The Binomial Distribution / 4.3: |
The Poisson Distribution / 4.4: |
Continuous Probability Distributions / 4.5: |
The Normal Distribution / 4.6: |
Normal Distribution Applications / 4.7: |
Some Important Sampling Distributions / 4.8: |
Sampling Distributions / 5.1: |
Distribution of the Sample Mean / 5.3: |
Distribution of the Difference Between Two Sample Means / 5.4: |
Distribution of the Sample Proportion / 5.5: |
Distribution of the Difference Between Two Sample Proportions / 5.6: |
Estimation / 5.7: |
Confidence Interval for a Population Mean / 6.1: |
The t Distribution / 6.3: |
Confidence Interval for the Difference Between Two Population Means / 6.4: |
Confidence Interval for a Population Proportion / 6.5: |
Confidence Interval for the Difference Between Two Population Proportions / 6.6: |
Determination of Sample Size for Estimating Means / 6.7: |
Determination of Sample Size for Estimating Proportions / 6.8: |
Confidence Interval for the Variance of a Normally Distributed Population / 6.9: |
Confidence Interval for the Ratio of the Variances of Two Normally Distributed Populations / 6.10: |
Hypothesis Testing / 6.11: |
Hypothesis Testing: A Single Population Mean / 7.1: |
Hypothesis Testing: The Difference Between Two Population Means / 7.3: |
Paired Comparisons / 7.4: |
Hypothesis Testing: A Single Population Proportion / 7.5: |
Hypothesis Testing: The Difference Between Two Population Proportions / 7.6: |
Hypothesis Testing: A Single Population Variance / 7.7: |
Hypothesis Testing: The Ratio of Two Population Variances / 7.8: |
The Type II Error and the Power of a Test / 7.9: |
Determining Sample Size to Control Type II Errors / 7.10: |
Analysis Of Variance / 7.11: |
The Completely Randomized Design / 8.1: |
The Randomized Complete Block Design / 8.3: |
The Repeated Measures Design / 8.4: |
The Factorial Experiment / 8.5: |
Simple Linear Regression And Correlation / 8.6: |
The Regression Model / 9.1: |
The Sample Regression Equation / 9.3: |
Evaluating the Regression Equation / 9.4: |
Using the Regression Equation / 9.5: |
The Correlation Model / 9.6: |
The Correlation Coefficient / 9.7: |
Some Precautions / 9.8: |
Multiple Regression And Correlation / 9.9: |
The Multiple Linear Regression Model / 10.1: |
Obtaining the Multiple Regression Equation / 10.3: |
Evaluating the Multiple Regression Equation / 10.4: |
Using the Multiple Regression Equation / 10.5: |
The Multiple Correlation Model / 10.6: |
Regression Analysis: Some Additional Techniques / 10.7: |
Qualitative Independent Variables / 11.1: |
Variable Selection Procedures / 11.3: |
Logistic Regression / 11.4: |
The Chi-Square Distribution And The Analysis Of Frequencies / 11.5: |
The Mathematical Properties of the Chi-Square Distribution / 12.1: |
Tests of Goodness-of-Fit / 12.3: |
Tests of Independence / 12.4: |
Tests of Homogeneity / 12.5: |
The Fisher Exact Test / 12.6: |
Relative Risk, Odds Ratio, and the Mantel-Haenszel Statistic / 12.7: |
Survival Analysis / 12.8: |
Nonparametric And Distribution-Free Statistics / 12.9: |
Measurement Scales / 13.1: |
The Sign Test / 13.3: |
The Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test for Location / 13.4: |
The Median Test / 13.5: |
The Mann-Whitney Test / 13.6: |
The Kolmogorov-Smirnov Goodness-of-Fit Test / 13.7: |
The Kruskal-Wallis One-Way Analysis of Variance by Ranks / 13.8: |
The Friedman Two-Way Analysis of Variance by Ranks / 13.9: |
The Spearman Rank Correlation / 13.10: |
Coefficient |
Nonparametric Regression Analysis / 13.11: |
Vital Statistics / 13.12: |
Death Rates and Ratios / 14.1: |
Measures of Fertility / 14.3: |
Measures of Morbidity / 14.4: |
Appendix. Statistical Tables / 14.5: |
Answers To Odd-Numbered Exercises |
Index |
Preface |
Introduction To Biostatistics / 1: |
Introduction / 1.1: |
Some Basic Concepts / 1.2: |
Measurement and Measurement Scales / 1.3: |
Sampling and Statistical Inference / 1.4: |