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" Biostatistics : "
Gerald van Belle [and others]
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BL
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658205
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dltt
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Biostatistics : : a methodology for the health sciences /\ Gerald van Belle [and others]
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| Edition Statement
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Second edition
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| Series Statement
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Wiley series in probability and statistics
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xi, 871 pages :: illustrations ;; 26 cm
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| ISBN
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0471031852
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: 9780471031857
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| Notes
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First ed. published in 1993, entered under Fisher, Lloyd
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Includes bibliographical references and indexes
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| Contents
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1. Introduction to biostatistics -- 2. Biostatistical design of medical studies -- 3. Descriptive statistics -- 4. Statistical inference: Populations and samples -- 5. One- and two-sample inference -- 6. Counting data -- 7. Categorical data: Contingency tables -- 8. Nonparametric, distribution-free, and permutation models: Robust procedures -- 9. Association and prediction: Linear models with one predictor variable -- 10. Analysis of variance -- 11. Association and prediction: Multiple regression analysis and linear models with multiple predictor variables -- 12. Multiple comparisons -- 13. Discrimination and classification -- 14. Principal component analysis and factor analysis -- 15. Rates and proportions -- 16. Analysis of the time to an event: Survival analysis -- 17. Sample sizes for observational studies -- 18. Longitudinal data analysis -- 19. Randomized clinical trials -- 20. Personal postscript
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| Abstract
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THOMAS S. LUMLEY and GERALD VAN BELLE * Data sets, tables, additional examples, and solutions to selected problems will be housed on the web * Instructors will have the opportunity to submit their own problems and solutions to be added to the website (with proper citations) * Authors will comprehensively update all the material in the book, focusing on current techniques and applications * An additional appendix will mention current software packages, web sites, and important data sets that are available to students and practitioners
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| Subject
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Biometry
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Biometry-- methods
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Biyometri
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| Dewey Classification
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610/.1/5195
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| LC Classification
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QH323.5.B562 2004
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| NLM classification
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2004 J-357
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WA 950B6158 2004
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| Added Entry
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Van Belle, Gerald
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Fisher, Lloyd,1939-
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