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BL
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| Record Number
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982825
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b737195
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| Main Entry
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MacDonald, Theodore H., (Theodore Harney),1933-
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| Title & Author
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Basic concepts in statistics and epidemiology /\ Théodore H. MacDonald ; foreword by Allyson Pollock.
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| Publication Statement
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Oxford ;San Francisco :: Radcliffe Pub.,, ©2007.
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ix, 214 pages :: illustrations
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| ISBN
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1846191246
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: 9781846191244
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| Notes
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Includes index.
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| Contents
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Describing a mass of data -- A necessary glimpse of probability -- Using the normal curve -- An approximation to the normal curve -- Testing samples -- Testing small samples -- A taste of epidemiology -- From binomial to Poisson -- Non-parametric statistics -- For the algebraically innocent -- The Gini coefficient -- Correlation: a measure of relatedness -- The problem of prediction -- Introducing ANOVA -- A brief introduction to designing a research project.
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| Abstract
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This book is specifically designed to underpin the concepts of statistics and epidemiology. It is practical and easy to use and is ideal for people who can feel uncomfortable with mathematics.
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| Subject
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Epidemiology-- Statistical methods.
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Epidemiology-- Statistical methods.
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Epidemiologic Methods.
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Statistics as Topic.
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| Dewey Classification
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614.42015195
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| LC Classification
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RA409.M33 2007
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| NLM classification
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2007 D-579
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WA 950M135b 2007
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