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208 pp.
52 illustrations, 6.125" x 9.25"

ISBN-13:
9780199365067

Copyright Year:
2016

Imprint: OUP US


Essential Biostatistics

A Nonmathematical Approach

Harvey Motulsky

With its engaging and conversational tone, Essential Biostatistics: A Nonmathematical Approach provides a clear introduction to statistics for students in a wide range of fields, and a concise statistics refresher for scientists and professionals who need to interpret statistical results. It explains the ideas behind statistics in nonmathematical terms, offers perspectives on how to interpret published statistical results, and points out common conceptual traps to avoid. It can be used as a stand-alone text or as a supplement to a traditional statistics textbook.

Readership : Students in introductory statistics or biostatistics courses.

1. Statistics and Probability Are Not Intuitive
2. The Complexities of Probability
3. From Sample to Population
4. Confidence Intervals
5. Types of Variables
6. Graphing Variability
7. Quantifying variation
8. The Gaussian distribution
9. The Lognormal Distribution and Geometric Mean
10. Confidence Interval for a Mean
11. Error Bars
12. Comparing Groups with Confidence Intervals
13. Comparing Groups with P Values
14. Statistical Significance and Hypothesis Testing
15. Interpreting a Result That Is (Or Is Not) Statistically Significant
16. How common are Type I errors?
17. Multiple Comparisons
18. Statistical Power and Sample Size
19. Commonly Used Statistical Tests
20. Normality Tests
21. Outliers
22. Correlation
23. Simple Linear Regression
24. Nonlinear Regression
25. Multiple and Logistic Regression
26. Summary: The Key Concepts of Statistics
27. Statistical Traps to Avoid
References
Index

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Harvey Motulsky is the founder and CEO of GraphPad Software, Inc.

Intuitive Biostatistics - Harvey Motulsky

Special Features

  • Nonmathematical approach to statistics focuses on how to interpret statistical results rather than on how to analyze data.
  • Accessible introduction to the subject for students with no background in biostatistics.
  • Emphasis on how to avoid common mistakes ensures students are aware of statistical traps to avoid.
  • Functions as a phrase book for statistical words and phrases that have both ordinary and technical meanings, explaining the ambiguities created by potentially confusing terms such as significant, error, model, power, normal, independent, and estimate.