Källén, Anders,
Understanding biostatistics / Anders Källén, Department of Biostatistics, AstraZeneca, Sweden. - Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2011. - xii, 375 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Understanding Biostatistics looks at the fundamentals of biostatistics, using elementary statistics and explores the nature of statistical tests, the tests that produces the p-values and basic aspects of clinical trials. The concept of distribution functions are discussed, including the Guassian distribution and its importance in biostatistics. The book also looks at problems of estimating parameters in statistical models and looks at the similarities between different models. The author does not set out to provide the definitive text on biostatistics, but rather to provide a guide to the concepts involved and their application in everyday work."--Provided by publisher.
9780470666364 (print )
2010051070
Biometry.
Biostatistics.
Models, Statistical.
QH323.5 / .K35 2011
570.15195 / KAU
WA 950
Understanding biostatistics / Anders Källén, Department of Biostatistics, AstraZeneca, Sweden. - Chichester, West Sussex, United Kingdom : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2011. - xii, 375 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
"Understanding Biostatistics looks at the fundamentals of biostatistics, using elementary statistics and explores the nature of statistical tests, the tests that produces the p-values and basic aspects of clinical trials. The concept of distribution functions are discussed, including the Guassian distribution and its importance in biostatistics. The book also looks at problems of estimating parameters in statistical models and looks at the similarities between different models. The author does not set out to provide the definitive text on biostatistics, but rather to provide a guide to the concepts involved and their application in everyday work."--Provided by publisher.
9780470666364 (print )
2010051070
Biometry.
Biostatistics.
Models, Statistical.
QH323.5 / .K35 2011
570.15195 / KAU
WA 950