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Fundamentals of Biostatistics (with CD-ROM)

by: Rosner, Bernard

Fundamentals of Biostatistics (with CD-ROM)

by: Rosner, Bernard

ISBN 13:
9780534418205
ISBN 10:
0534418201
Edition: 6th
Format: Hardcover
Copyright: 02/24/2005
Publisher: Duxbury Press
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Summary

FUNDAMENTALS OF BIOSTATISTICS (WITH CD-ROM) leads you through the methods, techniques, and computations necessary for success in the medical field. Every new concept is developed systematically through completely worked out examples from current medical research problems.

Preface

General Overview

(5)

Descriptive Statistics

(37)

Introduction

(2)

Measures of Location

(7)

Some Properties of the Arithmetic Mean

(2)

Measures of Spread

(4)

Some Properties of the Variance and Standard Deviation

(2)

The Coefficient of Variation

(2)

Grouped Data

(3)

Graphic Methods

(5)

Case Study 1: Effects of Lead Exposure on Neurological and Psychological Function in Children

(1)

Case Study 2: Effects of Tobacco Use on Bone-Mineral Density in Middle-Aged Women

(1)

Obtaining Descriptive Statistics on the Computer

(1)

Summary

(8)

Problems

(6)

Probability

(38)

Introduction

(1)

Definition of Probability

(2)

Some Useful Probabilistic Notation

(2)

The Multiplication Law of Probability

(2)

The Addition Law of Probability

(2)

Conditional Probability

(5)

Bayes' Rule and Screening Tests

(6)

Bayesian Inference

(1)

ROC Curves

(2)

Prevalence and Incidence

(1)

Summary

(14)

Problems

(13)

Discrete Probability Distributions

(41)

Introduction

(1)

Random Variables

(1)

The Probability-Mass Function for a Discrete Random Variable

(2)

The Expected Value of a Discrete Random Variable

(2)

The Variance of a Discrete Random Variable

(1)

The Cumulative-Distribution Function of a Discrete Random Variable

(2)

Permutations and Combinations

(4)

The Binomial Distribution

(6)

Expected Value and Variance of the Binomial Distribution

100

(1)

The Poisson Distribution

101

(5)

Computation of Poisson Probabilities

106

(1)

Expected Value and Variance of the Poisson Distribution

107

(1)

Poisson Approximation to the Binomial Distribution

108

(4)

Summary

112

(10)

Problems

112

(10)

Continuous Probability Distributions

122

(44)

Introduction

122

(1)

General Concepts

122

(3)

The Normal Distribution

125

(4)

Properties of the Standard Normal Distribution

129

(6)

Conversion from an N(μ,σ2) Distribution to an N(0,1) Distribution

135

(5)

Linear Combinations of Random Variables

140

(5)

Normal Approximation to the Binomial Distribution

145

(5)

Normal Approximation to the Poisson Distribution

150

(3)

Summary

153

(13)

Problems

154

(12)

Estimation

166

(60)

Introduction

166

(1)

The Relationship Between Population and Sample

167

(2)

Random-Number Tables

169

(4)

Randomized Clinical Trials

173

(4)

Estimation of the Mean of a Distribution

177

(18)

Case Study: Effects of Tobacco Use on Bone-Mineral Density in Middle-Aged Women

195

(1)

Estimation of the Variance of a Distribution

195

(6)

Estimation for the Binomial Distribution

201

(9)

Estimation for the Poisson Distribution

210

(4)

One-Sided Confidence Intervals

214

(2)

Summary

216

(10)

Problems

217

(9)

Hypothesis Testing: One-Sample Inference

226

(70)

Introduction

226

(1)

General Concepts

227

(3)

One-Sample Test for the Mean of a Normal Distribution: One-Sided Alternatives

230

(8)

One-Sample Test for the Mean of a Normal Distribution: Two-Sided Alternatives

238

(7)

The Power of a Test

245

(8)

Sample-Size Determination

253

(6)

The Relationship Between Hypothesis Testing and Confidence Intervals

259

(3)

Bayesian Inference

262

(5)

One-Sample Χ2 Test for the Variance of a Normal Distribution

267

(3)

One-Sample Test for a Binomial Proportion

270

(7)

One-Sample Inference for the Poisson Distribution

277

(5)

Case Study: Effects of Tobacco Use on Bone-Mineral Density in Middle-Aged Women

282

(1)

Summary

283

(13)

Problems

285

(11)

Hypothesis Testing: Two-Sample Inference

296

(63)

Introduction

296

(2)

The Paired t Test

298

(5)

Interval Estimation for the Comparison of Means from Two Paired Samples

303

(1)

Two-Sample t Test for Independent Samples with Equal Variances

304

(4)

Interval Estimation for the Comparison of Means from Two Independent Samples (Equal Variance Case)

308

(2)

Testing for the Equality of Two Variances

310

(7)

Two-Sample t Test for Independent Samples with Unequal Variances

317

(6)

Case Study: Effects of Lead Exposure on Neurological and Psychological Function in Children

323

(2)

The Treatment of Outliers

325

(6)

Estimation of Sample Size and Power for Comparing Two Means

331

(3)

Sample-Size Estimation for Longitudinal Studies

334

(3)

Summary

337

(22)

Problems

339

(20)

Nonparametric Methods

359

(26)

Introduction

359

(2)

The Sign Test

361

(5)

The Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test

366

(6)

The Wilcoxon Rank-Sum Test

372

(5)

Case Study: Effects of Lead Exposure on Neurological and Psychological Function in Children

377

(2)

Summary

379

(6)

Problems

379

(6)

Hypothesis Testing: Categorical Data

385

(79)

Introduction

385

(1)

Two-Sample Test for Binomial Proportions

386

(16)

Fisher's Exact Test

402

(6)

Two-Sample Test for Binomial Proportions for Matched-Pair Data (McNemar's Test)

408

(8)

Estimation of Sample Size and Power for Comparing Two Binomial Proportions

416

(10)

R x C Contingency Tables

426

(12)

Chi-Square Goodness-of-Fit Test

438

(3)

The Kappa Statistic

441

(4)

Summary

445

(19)

Problems

446

(18)

Regression and Correlation Methods

464

(93)

Introduction

464

(1)

General Concepts

465

(3)

Fitting Regression Lines---The Method of Least Squares

468

(5)

Inferences About Parameters from Regression Lines

473

(10)

Interval Estimation for Linear Regression

483

(4)

Assessing the Goodness of Fit of Regression Lines

487

(5)

The Correlation Coefficient

492

(4)

Statistical Inference for Correlation Coefficients

496

(14)

Multiple Regression

510

(21)

Case Study: Effects of Lead Exposure on Neurological and Psychological Function in Children

531

(7)

Partial and Multiple Correlation

538

(2)

Rank Correlation

540

(6)

Summary

546

(11)

Problems

546

(11)

Multisample Inference

557

(73)

Introduction to the One-Way Analysis of Variance

557

(1)

One-Way Analysis of Variance--Fixed-Effects Model

558

(1)

Hypothesis Testing in One-Way Anova---Fixed-Effects Model

559

(5)

Comparisons of Specific Groups in One-Way ANOVA

564

(18)

Case Study: Effects of Lead Exposure on Neurological and Psychological Function in Children

582

(9)

Two-Way Analysis of Variance

591

(9)

The Kruskal-Wallis Test

600

(6)

One-Way Anova---The Random-Effects Model

606

(7)

The Intraclass Correlation Coefficient

613

(5)

Summary

618

(12)

Problems

619

(11)

Design and Analysis Techniques for Epidemiologic Studies

630

(114)

Introduction

630

(1)

Study Design

631

(3)

Measures of Effect for Categorical Data

634

(10)

Confounding and Standardization

644

(7)

Methods of Inference for Stratified Categorical Data---The Mantel-Haenszel Test

651

(14)

Power and Sample-Size Estimation for Stratified Categorical Data

665

(3)

Multiple Logistic Regression

668

(22)

Meta-Analysis

690

(5)

Equivalence Studies

695

(4)

The Cross-Over Design

699

(9)

Clustered Binary Data

708

(8)

Measurement-Error Methods

716

(9)

Missing Data

725

(6)

Summary

731

(13)

Problems

733

(11)

Hypothesis Testing: Person-Time Data

744

(73)

Measure of Effect for Person-Time Data

744

(2)

One-Sample Inference for Incidence-Rate Data

746

(4)

Two-Sample Inference for Incidence-Rate Data

750

(8)

Power and Sample-Size Estimation for Person-Time Data

758

(5)

Inference for Stratified Person-Time Data

763

(9)

Power and Sample-Size Estimation for Stratified Person-Time Data

772

(5)

Testing for Trend: Incidence-Rate Data

777

(4)

Introduction to Survival Analysis

781

(2)

Estimation of Survival Curves: The Kaplan-Meier Estimator

783

(7)

The Log-Rank Test

790

(7)

The Proportional-Hazards Model

797

(10)

Power and Sample-Size Estimation under the Proportional-Hazards Model

807

(4)

Summary

811

(6)

Problems

812

(5)

APPENDIX Tables

817

(28)

Exact Binomial Probabilities Pr(X = k) =(n/k)pk qn-k

817

(5)

Exact Poisson Probabilities Pr(X = k) =e-μμk/k!

822

(3)

The Normal Distribution

825

(5)

Table of 1000 Random Digits

830

(1)

Percentage Points of the t Distribution (t d,u)

831

(1)

Percentage Points of the Chi-Square Distribution (Chi;2 d,u)

832

(1)

Exact Two-Sided 100% x (1 - α) Confidence Limits for Binomial Proportions (α = .05)

833

(1)

Exact Two-Sided 100% x (1 - α) Confidence Limits for Binomial Proportions (α = .01)

834

(1)

Confidence Limits for the Expectation of a Poisson Variable (μ)

835

(1)

Percentage Points of the F Distribution (F d1,d2,p)

836

(2)

Critical Values for the ESD (Extreme Studentized Deviate) Outlier Statistic (ESD n,1-alpha;' α = .05, .01)

838

(1)

Two-Tailed Critical Values for the Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test

839

(1)

Two-Tailed Critical Values for the Wilcoxon Rank-Sum Test

840

(2)

Fisher's z Transformation

842

(1)

Two-Tailed Upper Critical Values for the Spearman Rank-Correlation Coefficient (r s)

843

(1)

Critical Values for the Kruskal-Wallis Test Statistic (H) for Selected Sample Sizes for k = 3

844

(1)

Answers to Selected Problems

845

(4)

Flowchart: Methods of Statistical Inference

849

(6)

Index of Data Sets

855

(2)

Index

857

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