Description
This is the only introductory statistics text written specifically for health science students. Assuming no prerequisites other than high school algebra, the authors provide numerous examples from health settings, a wealth of helpful learning aids, as well as hundreds of exercises to help students succeed in the course.
Product Details
Reference
44552
EAN13
9780071112482
ISBN
9780071112482
Data sheet
Publication date
2005
Issue number
5
Cover
paperback
Pages count
458
Dimensions (mm)
178 x 229
Weight (g)
585
1. Statistics and How They Are Used 2. Populations and Samples 3. Organizing and Displaying Data 4. Summarizing Data 5. Probability 6. The Normal Distribution 7. Sampling Distribution of Means 8. Sample Significance Testing, Point Estimates, and Confidence Intervals 9. Two Sample Significance Testing, Point Estimates, and Confidence Intervals 10. Analysis of Variance, ANOVA 11. Inferences Regarding Proportions 12. The Chi-Square Test 13. Correlation and Linear Regression 14. Nonparametric Methods 15. Vital Statistics and Demographic Methods 16. Life Tables 17. The Health Survey and the Research Report Appendix A: Binomial Probability Table Appendix B: Percentiles of the F Distribution Appendix C: Percentage Points of the Studentized Range for 2 Through 20 Treatments Appendix D: Critical Values of n for the Sign Test Appendix E: Random Digits