Biostatistics: Experimental Design and Statistical Inference / Edition 1

by James F. Zolman

Overview

This textbook takes a unique approach to explaining and demonstrating how to use and interpret statistics for the physiological, medical, and life sciences. The first third of the book presents an integrated overview and introduction to experimental design and statistical inference. The rest of the book provides an extensively cross-referenced set of 100 brief critiques of sample case studies embodying all the most common statistical errors or design problems found in the biological literature. These specific cases are effective for teaching the principles of biostatistics. The examples are drawn primarily from biomedicine, yet the book is also valuable to psychologists, social scientists, environmental scientists, ecologists, and any discipline employing statistics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780195078107
Publisher:	Oxford University Press
Publication date:	02/25/1993
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	368
Product dimensions:	9.38(w) x 6.52(h) x 1.18(d)

About the Author

University of Kentucky College of Medicine, Lexington

Table of Contents

Section 1: Experimental Design1. The Anatomy of an Experiment2. The Anatomy of a Scientific Paper3. Evaluation of a Scientific Article4. Experimental DesignSection 2: Statistical Inference, Analysis of Variance and Post-Hoc Analysis5. Statistical Inference6. Analysis of Variance (ANOVA)7. Post-Hoc AnalysisSection 3: Statistical Tests8. Parametric Tests9. Special ANOVA Designs and Analyses10. Popular Post-Hoc Multiple Comparison Tests11. Nonparametric Tests12. Selection of Statistical TestsSection 4: Research Design Problems and Their CritiquesResearch Design Problem: Sample