Basic Biostatistics is a concise, introductory text that covers biostatistical principles and focuses on the common types of data encountered in public health and biomedical fields. The text puts equal emphasis on exploratory and confirmatory statistical methods. Sampling, exploratory data analysis, estimation, hypothesis testing, and power and precision are covered through detailed, illustrative examples. The book is organized into three parts: Part I addresses basic concepts and techniques; Part II covers analytic techniques for quantitative response variables; and Part III covers techniques for categorical responses. The Second Edition offers many new exercises. With language, examples, and exercises that are accessible to students with modest mathematical backgrounds, this is the perfect introductory biostatistics text for undergraduates and graduates in various fields of public health. Features: Illustrative, relevant examples and exercises incorporated throughout the book. Answers to odd-numbered exercises provided in the back of the book. (Instructors may requests answers to even-numbered exercises from the publisher. Chapters are intentionally brief and limited in scope to allow for flexibility in the order of coverage. Equal attention is given to manual calculations as well as the use of statistical software such as StaTable, SPSS, and WinPepi. Comprehensive Companion Website with Student and Instructor's Resources.

Preface
Acknowledgments
About the Author
Part I General Concept and Techniques
Chapter 1 Measurement
Chapter 2 Types of Studies
Chapter 3 Frequency Distributions
Chapter 4 Summary Statistics
Chapter 5 Probability Concepts
Chapter 6 Binomial Probability Distributions
Chapter 7 Normal Probability Distributions
Chapter 8 Introduction to Statistical Inference
Chapter 9 Basics of Hypothesis Testing
Chapter 10 Basics of Confidence Intervals
Part II Quantitative Response Variable
Chapter 11 Inference About a Mean
Chapter 12 Comparing Independent Means
Chapter 13 Comparing Several Means (One-Way ANOVA)
Chapter 14 Correlation and Regression
Chapter 15 Multiple Linear Regression
Part III Categorical Response Variable
Chapter 16 Inference About a Proportion
Chapter 17 Comparing Two Proportions
Chapter 18 Cross-Tabulated Counts
Chapter 19 Stratified 2-by-2 Tables
Appendix A Table of 2000 Random Digits
Appendix B z Table. Cumulative Probabilities for a Standard Normal Random Variable
Appendix C t Table
Appendix D F Table
Appendix E X² Table
Appendix F Two-Tails of z
Answers to Odd Numbered Exercises

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