Biostatistics For Dummies®

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Table of Contents

Cover

Title Page

Copyright

Introduction

About This Book

Foolish Assumptions

Icons Used in This Book

Beyond the Book

Where to Go from Here

Part 1: Getting Started with Biostatistics

Chapter 1: Biostatistics 101

Brushing Up on Math and Stats Basics

Doing Calculations with the Greatest of Ease

Concentrating on Epidemiologic Research

Drawing Conclusions from Your Data

A Matter of Life and Death: Working with Survival Data

Getting to Know Statistical Distributions

Figuring Out How Many Participants You Need

Chapter 2: Overcoming Mathophobia: Reading and Understanding

Mathematical Expressions

Breaking Down the Basics of Mathematical Formulas

Focusing on Operations Found in Formulas

Counting on Collections of Numbers

Chapter 3: Getting Statistical: A Short Review of Basic Statistics

Taking a Chance on Probability

Some Random Thoughts about Randomness

Selecting Samples from Populations

Introducing Statistical Inference

Honing In on Hypothesis Testing