Biostatistics for the biological and health sciences /
Marc M. Triola, Mario F. Triola, and Jason Roy.
- Third edition.
- xviii, 757 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction to statistics -- Exploring data with tables and graphs -- Describing, exploring, and comparing data -- Probability -- Discrete probability distributions -- Normal probability distributions -- Estimating parameters and determining sample sizes -- Hypothesis testing -- Inferences from two samples -- Correlation and regression -- Goodness-of-fit and contingency tables -- Analysis of variance -- Nonparametric tests -- Survival analysis.
"Popular textbook that examines the relationship between statistics and our world through extensive use of a wide variety of real world applications that bring life to statistical theory and methods"-- Provided by publisher. "Biostatistics for the Biological and Health Sciences is designed for students from a variety of backgrounds taking their first statistics course. It brings life to theory and methods through its extensive use of real-world applications; students pursuing any major in the biological, life, medical, or health fields will find applications related to their future work. The third edition incorporates the latest professional methods in the field and provides an abundance of new data sets, examples, and exercises"-- Back cover.