Basic Biostatistics : statistics for public health practice - Gerstman, B. Burt. (Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2008)
Part I general concept and techniques -- Types of studies -- Frequency distributions -- Summary statistics -- Probability concepts -- Binomial probability distributions -- Normal probability distributions -- Introduction to statistical inference -- Basics of hypotheses testing -- Basics of confidence intervals -- Part II quantitative response variable -- Inference about a mean -- Comparing independent means -- Comparing several means (one-way ANOVA) -- Correlation and regression -- Multiple linear regression -- Part III categorical response variable -- Inference about a proportion -- Comparing two proportions -- Cross-tabulated counts -- Stratified 2-by-2 tables.
Includes bibliographical references and index (p. 547-557).
Keywords: Medical statistics; Biometry; Public health -- Statistical methods; Biometry -- Methods; Public health practice