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Introductory biostatistics for the health sciences [[electronic resource] ] : modern applications including bootstrap / / Michael R. Chernick and Robert H. Friis
| Introductory biostatistics for the health sciences [[electronic resource] ] : modern applications including bootstrap / / Michael R. Chernick and Robert H. Friis |
| Autore | Chernick Michael R |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (426 p.) |
| Disciplina |
519.502461
610.72 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | FriisRobert H |
| Collana | Wiley series in probability and statistics |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical statistics
Biometry |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-36626-5
9786610366262 0-470-31811-2 0-471-45865-1 0-471-45871-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Introductory Biostatistics for the Health Sciences; Contents; Preface; 1. What is Statistics? How is it Applied in the Health Sciences?; 1.1 Definitions of Statistics and Statisticians; 1.2 Why Study Statistics?; 1.3 Types of Studies; 1.3.1 Surveys and Cross-Sectional Studies; 1.3.2 Retrospective Studies; 1.3.3 Prospective Studies; 1.3.4 Experimental Studies and Quality Control; 1.3.5 Clinical Trials; 1.3.6 Epidemiological Studies; 1.3.7 Pharmacoeconomic Studies and Quality of Life; 1.4 Exercises; 1.5 Additional Reading; 2. Defining Populations and Selecting Samples
2.1 What are Populations and Samples?2.2 Why Select a Sample?; 2.3 How Samples Can be Selected; 2.3.1 Simple Random Sampling; 2.3.2 Convenience Sampling; 2.3.3 Systematic Sampling; 2.3.4 Stratified Random Sampling; 2.3.5 Cluster Sampling; 2.3.6 Bootstrap Sampling; 2.4 How to Select a Simple Random Sample; 2.5 How to Select a Bootstrap Sample; 2.6 Why Does Random Sampling Work?; 2.7 Exercises; 2.8 Additional Reading; 3. Systematic Organization and Display of Data; 3.1 Types of Data; 3.1.1 Qualitative; 3.1.2 Quantitative; 3.2 Frequency Tables and Histograms; 3.3 Graphical Methods 3.3.1 Frequency Histograms3.3.2 Frequency Polygons; 3.3.3 Cumulative Frequency Polygon; 3.3.4 Stem-and-Leaf Diagrams; 3.3.5 Box-and-Whisker Plots; 3.3.6 Bar Charts and Pie Charts; 3.4 Exercises; 3.5 Additional Reading; 4. Summary Statistics; 4.1 Measures of Central Tendency; 4.1.1 The Arithmetic Mean; 4.1.2 The Median; 4.1.3 The Mode; 4.1.4 The Geometric Mean; 4.1.5 The Harmonic Mean; 4.1.6 Which Measure Should You Use?; 4.2 Measures of Dispersion; 4.2.1 Range; 4.2.2 Mean Absolute Deviation; 4.2.3 Population Variance and Standard Deviation; 4.2.4 Sample Variance and Standard Deviation 4.2.5 Calculating the Variance and Standard Deviation from Group Data4.3 Coefficient of Variation (CV) and Coefficient of Dispersion (CD); 4.4 Exercises; 4.5 Additional Reading; 5. Basic Probability; 5.1 What is Probability?; 5.2 Elementary Sets as Events and Their Complements; 5.3 Independent and Disjoint Events; 5.4 Probability Rules; 5.5 Permutations and Combinations; 5.6 Probability Distributions; 5.7 The Binomial Distribution; 5.8 The Monty Hall Problem; 5.9 A Quality Assurance Problem; 5.10 Exercises; 5.11 Additional Reading; 6. The Normal Distribution 6.1 The Importance of the Normal Distribution in Statistics6.2 Properties of Normal Distributions; 6.3 Tabulating Areas under the Standard Normal Distribution; 6.4 Exercises; 6.5 Additional Reading; 7. Sampling Distributions for Means; 7.1 Population Distributions and the Distribution of Sample Averages from the Population; 7.2 The Central Limit Theorem; 7.3 Standard Error of the Mean; 7.4 Z Distribution Obtained When Standard Deviation Is Known; 7.5 Student's t Distribution Obtained When Standard Deviation Is Unknown; 7.6 Assumptions Required for t Distribution; 7.7 Exercises 7.8 Additional Reading |
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2003 | ||
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Introductory biostatistics for the health sciences [[electronic resource] ] : modern applications including bootstrap / / Michael R. Chernick and Robert H. Friis
| Introductory biostatistics for the health sciences [[electronic resource] ] : modern applications including bootstrap / / Michael R. Chernick and Robert H. Friis |
| Autore | Chernick Michael R |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (426 p.) |
| Disciplina |
519.502461
610.72 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | FriisRobert H |
| Collana | Wiley series in probability and statistics |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical statistics
Biometry |
| ISBN |
1-280-36626-5
9786610366262 0-470-31811-2 0-471-45865-1 0-471-45871-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Introductory Biostatistics for the Health Sciences; Contents; Preface; 1. What is Statistics? How is it Applied in the Health Sciences?; 1.1 Definitions of Statistics and Statisticians; 1.2 Why Study Statistics?; 1.3 Types of Studies; 1.3.1 Surveys and Cross-Sectional Studies; 1.3.2 Retrospective Studies; 1.3.3 Prospective Studies; 1.3.4 Experimental Studies and Quality Control; 1.3.5 Clinical Trials; 1.3.6 Epidemiological Studies; 1.3.7 Pharmacoeconomic Studies and Quality of Life; 1.4 Exercises; 1.5 Additional Reading; 2. Defining Populations and Selecting Samples
2.1 What are Populations and Samples?2.2 Why Select a Sample?; 2.3 How Samples Can be Selected; 2.3.1 Simple Random Sampling; 2.3.2 Convenience Sampling; 2.3.3 Systematic Sampling; 2.3.4 Stratified Random Sampling; 2.3.5 Cluster Sampling; 2.3.6 Bootstrap Sampling; 2.4 How to Select a Simple Random Sample; 2.5 How to Select a Bootstrap Sample; 2.6 Why Does Random Sampling Work?; 2.7 Exercises; 2.8 Additional Reading; 3. Systematic Organization and Display of Data; 3.1 Types of Data; 3.1.1 Qualitative; 3.1.2 Quantitative; 3.2 Frequency Tables and Histograms; 3.3 Graphical Methods 3.3.1 Frequency Histograms3.3.2 Frequency Polygons; 3.3.3 Cumulative Frequency Polygon; 3.3.4 Stem-and-Leaf Diagrams; 3.3.5 Box-and-Whisker Plots; 3.3.6 Bar Charts and Pie Charts; 3.4 Exercises; 3.5 Additional Reading; 4. Summary Statistics; 4.1 Measures of Central Tendency; 4.1.1 The Arithmetic Mean; 4.1.2 The Median; 4.1.3 The Mode; 4.1.4 The Geometric Mean; 4.1.5 The Harmonic Mean; 4.1.6 Which Measure Should You Use?; 4.2 Measures of Dispersion; 4.2.1 Range; 4.2.2 Mean Absolute Deviation; 4.2.3 Population Variance and Standard Deviation; 4.2.4 Sample Variance and Standard Deviation 4.2.5 Calculating the Variance and Standard Deviation from Group Data4.3 Coefficient of Variation (CV) and Coefficient of Dispersion (CD); 4.4 Exercises; 4.5 Additional Reading; 5. Basic Probability; 5.1 What is Probability?; 5.2 Elementary Sets as Events and Their Complements; 5.3 Independent and Disjoint Events; 5.4 Probability Rules; 5.5 Permutations and Combinations; 5.6 Probability Distributions; 5.7 The Binomial Distribution; 5.8 The Monty Hall Problem; 5.9 A Quality Assurance Problem; 5.10 Exercises; 5.11 Additional Reading; 6. The Normal Distribution 6.1 The Importance of the Normal Distribution in Statistics6.2 Properties of Normal Distributions; 6.3 Tabulating Areas under the Standard Normal Distribution; 6.4 Exercises; 6.5 Additional Reading; 7. Sampling Distributions for Means; 7.1 Population Distributions and the Distribution of Sample Averages from the Population; 7.2 The Central Limit Theorem; 7.3 Standard Error of the Mean; 7.4 Z Distribution Obtained When Standard Deviation Is Known; 7.5 Student's t Distribution Obtained When Standard Deviation Is Unknown; 7.6 Assumptions Required for t Distribution; 7.7 Exercises 7.8 Additional Reading |
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Chernick Michael R
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2003 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
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Introductory biostatistics for the health sciences : modern applications including bootstrap / / Michael R. Chernick and Robert H. Friis
| Introductory biostatistics for the health sciences : modern applications including bootstrap / / Michael R. Chernick and Robert H. Friis |
| Autore | Chernick Michael R |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2003 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (426 p.) |
| Disciplina | 610/.72 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | FriisRobert H |
| Collana | Wiley series in probability and statistics |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical statistics
Biometry |
| ISBN |
1-280-36626-5
9786610366262 0-470-31811-2 0-471-45865-1 0-471-45871-6 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Introductory Biostatistics for the Health Sciences; Contents; Preface; 1. What is Statistics? How is it Applied in the Health Sciences?; 1.1 Definitions of Statistics and Statisticians; 1.2 Why Study Statistics?; 1.3 Types of Studies; 1.3.1 Surveys and Cross-Sectional Studies; 1.3.2 Retrospective Studies; 1.3.3 Prospective Studies; 1.3.4 Experimental Studies and Quality Control; 1.3.5 Clinical Trials; 1.3.6 Epidemiological Studies; 1.3.7 Pharmacoeconomic Studies and Quality of Life; 1.4 Exercises; 1.5 Additional Reading; 2. Defining Populations and Selecting Samples
2.1 What are Populations and Samples?2.2 Why Select a Sample?; 2.3 How Samples Can be Selected; 2.3.1 Simple Random Sampling; 2.3.2 Convenience Sampling; 2.3.3 Systematic Sampling; 2.3.4 Stratified Random Sampling; 2.3.5 Cluster Sampling; 2.3.6 Bootstrap Sampling; 2.4 How to Select a Simple Random Sample; 2.5 How to Select a Bootstrap Sample; 2.6 Why Does Random Sampling Work?; 2.7 Exercises; 2.8 Additional Reading; 3. Systematic Organization and Display of Data; 3.1 Types of Data; 3.1.1 Qualitative; 3.1.2 Quantitative; 3.2 Frequency Tables and Histograms; 3.3 Graphical Methods 3.3.1 Frequency Histograms3.3.2 Frequency Polygons; 3.3.3 Cumulative Frequency Polygon; 3.3.4 Stem-and-Leaf Diagrams; 3.3.5 Box-and-Whisker Plots; 3.3.6 Bar Charts and Pie Charts; 3.4 Exercises; 3.5 Additional Reading; 4. Summary Statistics; 4.1 Measures of Central Tendency; 4.1.1 The Arithmetic Mean; 4.1.2 The Median; 4.1.3 The Mode; 4.1.4 The Geometric Mean; 4.1.5 The Harmonic Mean; 4.1.6 Which Measure Should You Use?; 4.2 Measures of Dispersion; 4.2.1 Range; 4.2.2 Mean Absolute Deviation; 4.2.3 Population Variance and Standard Deviation; 4.2.4 Sample Variance and Standard Deviation 4.2.5 Calculating the Variance and Standard Deviation from Group Data4.3 Coefficient of Variation (CV) and Coefficient of Dispersion (CD); 4.4 Exercises; 4.5 Additional Reading; 5. Basic Probability; 5.1 What is Probability?; 5.2 Elementary Sets as Events and Their Complements; 5.3 Independent and Disjoint Events; 5.4 Probability Rules; 5.5 Permutations and Combinations; 5.6 Probability Distributions; 5.7 The Binomial Distribution; 5.8 The Monty Hall Problem; 5.9 A Quality Assurance Problem; 5.10 Exercises; 5.11 Additional Reading; 6. The Normal Distribution 6.1 The Importance of the Normal Distribution in Statistics6.2 Properties of Normal Distributions; 6.3 Tabulating Areas under the Standard Normal Distribution; 6.4 Exercises; 6.5 Additional Reading; 7. Sampling Distributions for Means; 7.1 Population Distributions and the Distribution of Sample Averages from the Population; 7.2 The Central Limit Theorem; 7.3 Standard Error of the Mean; 7.4 Z Distribution Obtained When Standard Deviation Is Known; 7.5 Student's t Distribution Obtained When Standard Deviation Is Unknown; 7.6 Assumptions Required for t Distribution; 7.7 Exercises 7.8 Additional Reading |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910877203103321 |
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Chernick Michael R
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| Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Interscience, c2003 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Praeger handbook of environmental health [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Robert H. Friis
| The Praeger handbook of environmental health [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Robert H. Friis |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Barbara, Calif., : Praeger, c2012- |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (2395 p.) |
| Disciplina | 613/.1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | FriisRobert H |
| Soggetto topico |
Environmental health
Public health |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-57017-2
9786613599773 0-313-38601-3 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
COVER; TITLE; VOLUME 1 FOUNDATIONS OF THE FIELD; COPYRIGHT; Contents; Introduction: Current Status of Environmental Health; Chapter 1 Ecology and Environmental or Ecosystem Health; Chapter 2 Human Exposure Assessment; Chapter 3 The Environment and Endangered Species/Species Extinctions; Chapter 4 Environmental Noise and Health; Chapter 5 Environmental Epigenetics; Chapter 6 Climate Change and Health; Chapter 7 Oceanic Pollution; Chapter 8 Fundamentals of Environmental Epidemiology; Chapter 9 Using Epidemiology as a Tool to Study Environmental Health
Chapter 10 Solutions to the Growing Solid Waste ProblemChapter 11 Population Trends and the Environment; Chapter 12 International Environmental Law; Chapter 13 Biomarkers Used in Environmental Health, with a Focus on Endocrine Disrupters; Chapter 14 Environmental Health Risk Assessment; Chapter 15 The Environmental Health Policy-Making Process; Chapter 16 Significant Environmental Health Statutes and Key Regulations; Chapter 17 The Role of State and Local Public Health Departments in Environmental Enforcement Chapter 18 Risk Communication and Environmental Health: Principles, Strategies, Tools, and TechniquesChapter 19 The Role of Health Professionals in Protecting Environmental Health; Chapter 20 Renewable Energy; Chapter 21 Eco-Friendly Transportation and the Built Environment; Chapter 22 Lighting and Astronomy; Chapter 23 Green Living: Reducing the Individual's Carbon Footprint; Chapter 24 Educating the Environmental Health Workforce; About the Editor and Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; VOLUME 2 AGENTS OF DISEASE; Contents Chapter 1 Microbial Agents: ZoonoticChapter 2 Environment and Vector-Borne Diseases; Chapter 3 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and the Environment; Chapter 4 Mold Prevention Strategies and Possible Health Effects in the Aftermath of Hurricanes and Major Floods; Chapter 5 Food Contamination and Poisoning; Chapter 6 Environmental Aspects of the Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers; Chapter 7 Cadmium Exposure and Human Health; Chapter 8 Asbestos; Chapter 9 Lead: Neurotoxic Effects in Adults; Chapter 10 Mercury and Environmental Health; Chapter 11 Arsenic Chapter 12 Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Health Effects, Surveillance, and EpidemiologyChapter 13 Pesticides; Chapter 14 Disposal of E-Waste; Chapter 15 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs): Cancer and Immunological Health Effects; Chapter 16 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs): Reproductive and Developmental Health Effects; Chapter 17 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs): Neurological and Other Health Effects; Chapter 18 The Dioxin Story; Chapter 19 DDT and Environmental Health; Chapter 20 Phthalates: What They Are and Why They Raise Concerns about Human Health; Chapter 21 Endocrine Disruptors Chapter 22 Ionizing Radiation |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910461578003321 |
| Santa Barbara, Calif., : Praeger, c2012- | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The Praeger handbook of environmental health / / edited by Robert H. Friis
| The Praeger handbook of environmental health / / edited by Robert H. Friis |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Praeger, , c2012 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (4 volumes) : illustrations |
| Disciplina | 613/.1 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | FriisRobert H |
| Collana | Gale eBooks |
| Soggetto topico | Environmental health |
| ISBN |
979-82-16-00020-4
979-82-16-13145-8 1-280-57017-2 9786613599773 0-313-38601-3 |
| Classificazione | SCI026000POL000000 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
COVER; TITLE; VOLUME 1 FOUNDATIONS OF THE FIELD; COPYRIGHT; Contents; Introduction: Current Status of Environmental Health; Chapter 1 Ecology and Environmental or Ecosystem Health; Chapter 2 Human Exposure Assessment; Chapter 3 The Environment and Endangered Species/Species Extinctions; Chapter 4 Environmental Noise and Health; Chapter 5 Environmental Epigenetics; Chapter 6 Climate Change and Health; Chapter 7 Oceanic Pollution; Chapter 8 Fundamentals of Environmental Epidemiology; Chapter 9 Using Epidemiology as a Tool to Study Environmental Health
Chapter 10 Solutions to the Growing Solid Waste ProblemChapter 11 Population Trends and the Environment; Chapter 12 International Environmental Law; Chapter 13 Biomarkers Used in Environmental Health, with a Focus on Endocrine Disrupters; Chapter 14 Environmental Health Risk Assessment; Chapter 15 The Environmental Health Policy-Making Process; Chapter 16 Significant Environmental Health Statutes and Key Regulations; Chapter 17 The Role of State and Local Public Health Departments in Environmental Enforcement Chapter 18 Risk Communication and Environmental Health: Principles, Strategies, Tools, and TechniquesChapter 19 The Role of Health Professionals in Protecting Environmental Health; Chapter 20 Renewable Energy; Chapter 21 Eco-Friendly Transportation and the Built Environment; Chapter 22 Lighting and Astronomy; Chapter 23 Green Living: Reducing the Individual's Carbon Footprint; Chapter 24 Educating the Environmental Health Workforce; About the Editor and Contributors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; X; Y; VOLUME 2 AGENTS OF DISEASE; Contents Chapter 1 Microbial Agents: ZoonoticChapter 2 Environment and Vector-Borne Diseases; Chapter 3 Methicillin-Resistant Staphylococcus aureus and the Environment; Chapter 4 Mold Prevention Strategies and Possible Health Effects in the Aftermath of Hurricanes and Major Floods; Chapter 5 Food Contamination and Poisoning; Chapter 6 Environmental Aspects of the Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers; Chapter 7 Cadmium Exposure and Human Health; Chapter 8 Asbestos; Chapter 9 Lead: Neurotoxic Effects in Adults; Chapter 10 Mercury and Environmental Health; Chapter 11 Arsenic Chapter 12 Carbon Monoxide Poisoning: Health Effects, Surveillance, and EpidemiologyChapter 13 Pesticides; Chapter 14 Disposal of E-Waste; Chapter 15 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs): Cancer and Immunological Health Effects; Chapter 16 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs): Reproductive and Developmental Health Effects; Chapter 17 Polychlorinated Biphenyls (PCBs): Neurological and Other Health Effects; Chapter 18 The Dioxin Story; Chapter 19 DDT and Environmental Health; Chapter 20 Phthalates: What They Are and Why They Raise Concerns about Human Health; Chapter 21 Endocrine Disruptors Chapter 22 Ionizing Radiation |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821693903321 |
| Santa Barbara, Calif. : , : Praeger, , c2012 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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