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- T. W. Anderson The Statistical Analysis of Time Series
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- Robert G. Bartle The Elements of Integration and Lebesgue Measure
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- William G. Cochran & Gertrude M. Cox Experimental Designs, Second Edition
- Richard Courant Differential and Integral Calculus, Volume I
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- Richard Courant & D. Hilbert Methods of Mathematical Physics, Volume I
- Richard Courant & D. Hilbert Methods of Mathematical Physics, Volume II
- D. R. Cox Planning of Experiments
- Harold S. M. Coxeter Introduction to Geometry, Second Edition
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- Charles W. Curtis & Irving Reiner Methods of Representation Theory with Applications to Finite Groups and Orders, Volume I
- Charles W. Curtis & Irving Reiner Methods of Representation Theory with Applications to Finite Groups and Orders, Volume II
- Cuthbert Daniel & Fred S. Wood Fitting Equations to Data: Computer Analysis of Multifactor Data, Second Edition
- Bruno de Finetti Theory of Probability, Volume I
- Bruno de Finetti Theory of Probability, Volume II
- Morris H. DeGroot Optimal Statistical Decisions
- W. Edwards Deming Sample Design in Business Research
- Amos de Shalit & Herman Feshbach Theoretical Nuclear Physics, Volume 1—Nuclear Structure
- Harold F. Dodge & Harry G. Romig Sampling Inspection Tables: Single and Double Sampling
- J. L. Doob Stochastic Processes
Synopsis
This book provides the basic methods of introductory statistics, focusing on real-life examples from medicine, public health, and the natural sciences. Probability, hypothesis testing, estimation, analysis of contingency tables, regression analysis, and analysis of variance are presented in a nonmathematical format and provide a basis for understanding statistics. This foundation is expanded to include such important topics in biomedical statistics as design and implementation of clinical trials, statistical evaluation of diagnostic tests, methods of randomization, and methods of analyzing survival data with incomplete observations.
Table of Contents
CHAPTER 1: Introduction 1CHAPTER 2: Elementary Rules of Probability 13
CHAPTER 3: Populations, Samples, and the Distribution of the Sample Mean 37
1. Populations and Distributions 38
2. Sampling from Finite Populations 64
3. The Distribution of the Sample Mean 72
CHAPTER 4: Analysis of Matched Pairs Using Sample Means 85
1. A Confidence Interval for the Treatment Effect 86
2. A Hypothesis Test for the Treatment Effect 96
3. Determining the Sample Size 102
CHAPTER 5: Analysis of the Two-Sample Location Problem Using Sample Means 109
1. A Confidence Interval for the Difference Between the Population Means 110
2. A Hypothesis Test for the Difference Between the Population Means 116
3. Determining Sample Sizes 119
4. Testing the Assumption of Equal Population Variances 122
CHAPTER 6: Surveys and Experiments in Medical Research 131
Application of Statistics in Laboratory and Clinical Studies 131
Randomized Clinical Experiments 134
Ethics and Statistical Aspects of the Clinical Trial 137
Retrospective Studies, Prospective Studies, and Randomized Clinical Experiments 140
CHAPTER 7: Statistical Inference for Dichotomous Variables 149
A Confidence Interval for a Success Probability p 150
Hypothesis Tests for a Success Probability p 156
CHAPTER 8: Comparing Two Success Probabilities 173
A Confidence Interval for the Difference Between the Success Probabilities 174
A Hypothesis Test for the Difference Between the Success probabilities 178
CHAPTER 9: Chi-Squared Tests 195
The Chi-Squared Test for k Probabilities (Goodness of Fit) 196
r x k Tables: Chi-Squared Tests of Homogeneity and Independence 201
A Test for Trend in Proportions 211
CHAPTER 10: Analysis of & Sample Problems 225
The Completely Randomized Experiment 226
The Randomized Blocks Experiment 241
CHAPTER 11: Linear Regression and Correlation 261
1. Linear Regression 262
2. Correlation 281
3. Rank Correlation 292
CHAPTER 12: Analysis of Matched Pairs Using Ranks 309
1. The Wilcoxon Signed Rank Test 310
2. A Nonparametric Confidence Interval Based on the Signed Rank Test 317
CHAPTER 13: Analysis of the Two-Sample Location Problem Using Ranks 327
1. The Wilcoxon Two-Sample Rank Sum Test 328
2. A Nonparametric Confidence Interval Based on the Rank Sum Test 333
CHAPTER 14: Methods for Censored Data 341
APPENDIX A: Glossary 361
APPENDIX B: Answers to Selected Questions and Solutions to Selected Problems 375
APPENDIX C: Mathematical and Statistical Tables 407
INDEX 451