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The fourth edition of this introduction to the methods, techniques, and computation of statistics on human subjects emphasizes the use of the computer as a computational tool, and includes a data disk with 20 real data sets. It includes expanded chapters on person-time data, ANOV dummy variables and variable selection procedures, categorical data, and randomized clinical trials. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.
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Fundamentals of Biostatistics, 4th Edition, offers a practical introduction to the methods, techniques, and computation of statistics on human subjects. This book helps you master the statistical methods most often used in medical literature and medical research. Every new concept is developed through worked-out examples from current medical research problems and is illustrated through computer output when appropriate. Applications are almost exclusively human - and mostly medical - making the book an ideal starting point for anyone in the premed, nursing, or allied health field.
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