Biostatistics: the bare essentials (with CD-ROM) (3^rd Ed.)

This book translates biostatistics in the health sciences literature with clarity and irreverence. Students and practitioners alike applaud Biostatistics as the practical guide that exposes them to every statistical test they may encounter, with careful conceptual explanations and a minimum of algebra. Includes a CDROM with two video taped lecturers by the authors.

SECTION THE FIRST: THE NATURE OF DATA AND STATISTICS. 1. The Basics. 2. Looking at the Data: A First look at Graphing Data. 3. Describing the Data with Numbers: Measures of Central Tendency and Dispersion. 4. The Normal Distribution. 5. Probability. 6. Elements of Statistical Inference. C.R.A.P. DETECTORS. SECTION THE SECOND: ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE. 7. Comparing Two Groups: The t-Test. 8. More than Two Groups: One-Way ANOVA. 9. Factorial ANOVA. 10. Two Repeated Observations: he Paired t-Test and Alternatives. 11. Repeated-Measures ANOVA. 12. Multivariate ANOVA (MANOVA). C.R.A.P. DETECTORS. SECTION THE THIRD: REGRESSION AND CORRELATION. 13. Simple Regression and Correlation. 14. Multiple Regression. 15. Logistic Regression. 16. Advanced Topics in Regression and ANOVA. 17. Measuring Change. 18. Analysis of Longitudinal Data: Hierarchical Linear Models. 19. Principal Components and Factor Analysis: Fooling Around with Factors. 20. Path Analysis and Structural Equation Modeling. C.R.A.P. DETECTORS. SECTION THE FOURTH: NONPARAMETRIC STATISTICS. 21. Tests of Significance for Categorical Frequency Data. 22. Measures of Association for Categorical Data. 23. Tests of Significance for Ranked Data. 24. Measures of Association for Ranked Data. 25. Survival Analysis. C.R.A.P. DETECTORS. SECTION THE FIFTH: REPRISE. 26. Equivalence and Non-Inferiority Testing. 27. Screwups, Oddballs, and other Vagaries of Science Locating Outliers, Handling Missing Data, and Transformations. 28. Putting it All Together. 29. Getting Started with SPSS. Test Yourself (Being a Compendium of Questions and Answers). Answers to Chapter Exercises. References and Further Reading. Unabashed Glossary. Appendices. Index.