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Basic biostatistics for geneticists and epidemiologists [[electronic resource] ] : a practical approach / / Robert C. Elston, William D. Johnson
| Basic biostatistics for geneticists and epidemiologists [[electronic resource] ] : a practical approach / / Robert C. Elston, William D. Johnson |
| Autore | Elston Robert C. <1932-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, U.K., : John Wiley & Sons, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (385 p.) |
| Disciplina |
570.15195
610.72 614.40727 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | JohnsonWilliam Davis <1941-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical statistics
Medical genetics - Statistical methods Epidemiology - Statistical methods |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-470-74078-7
1-282-34579-6 9786612345791 0-470-02491-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Basic Biostatistics for Geneticists and Epidemiologists; CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1 INTRODUCTION: THE ROLE AND RELEVANCE OF STATISTICS, GENETICS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY IN MEDICINE; Why Biostatistics?; What Exactly Is (Are) Statistics?; Reasons for Understanding Statistics; What Exactly is Genetics?; What Exactly is Epidemiology?; How Can a Statistician Help Geneticists and Epidemiologists?; Disease Prevention versus Disease Therapy; A Few Examples: Genetics, Epidemiology and Statistical Inference; Summary; References; 2 POPULATIONS, SAMPLES, AND STUDY DESIGN; The Study of Cause and Effect
Populations, Target Populations and Study UnitsProbability Samples and Randomization; Observational Studies; Family Studies; Experimental Studies; Quasi-Experimental Studies; Summary; Further Reading; Problems; 3 DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS; Why Do We Need Descriptive Statistics?; Scales of Measurement; Tables; Graphs; Proportions and Rates; Relative Measures of Disease Frequency; Sensitivity, Specificity and Predictive Values; Measures of Central Tendency; Measures of Spread or Variability; Measures of Shape; Summary; Further Reading; Problems; 4 THE LAWS OF PROBABILITY; Definition of Probability The Probability of Either of Two Events: A or BThe Joint Probability of Two Events: A and B; Examples of Independence, Nonindependence and Genetic Counseling; Bayes' Theorem; Likelihood Ratio; Summary; Further Reading; Problems; 5 RANDOM VARIABLES AND DISTRIBUTIONS; Variability and Random Variables; Binomial Distribution; A Note about Symbols; Poisson Distribution; Uniform Distribution; Normal Distribution; Cumulative Distribution Functions; The Standard Normal (Gaussian) Distribution; Summary; Further Reading; Problems; 6 ESTIMATES AND CONFIDENCE LIMITS; Estimates and Estimators Notation for Population Parameters, Sample Estimates, and Sample EstimatorsProperties of Estimators; Maximum Likelihood; Estimating Intervals; Distribution of the Sample Mean; Confidence Limits; Summary; Problems; 7 SIGNIFICANCE TESTS AND TESTS OF HYPOTHESES; Principle of Significance Testing; Principle of Hypothesis Testing; Testing a Population Mean; One-Sided versus Two-Sided Tests; Testing a Proportion; Testing the Equality of Two Variances; Testing the Equality of Two Means; Testing the Equality of Two Medians; Validity and Power; Summary; Further Reading; Problems 8 LIKELIHOOD RATIOS, BAYESIAN METHODS AND MULTIPLE HYPOTHESESLikelihood Ratios; Bayesian Methods; Bayes' Factors; Bayesian Estimates and Credible Intervals; The Multiple Testing Problem; Summary; Problems; 9 THE MANY USES OF CHI-SQUARE; The Chi-Square Distribution; Goodness-of-Fit Tests; Contingency Tables; Inference About the Variance; Combining p-Values; Likelihood Ratio Tests; Summary; Further Reading; Problems; 10 CORRELATION AND REGRESSION; Simple Linear Regression; The Straight-Line Relationship When There is Inherent Variability; Correlation; Spearman's Rank Correlation Multiple Regression |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910144520903321 |
Elston Robert C. <1932->
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| Chichester, U.K., : John Wiley & Sons, 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Basic biostatistics for geneticists and epidemiologists [[electronic resource] ] : a practical approach / / Robert C. Elston, William D. Johnson
| Basic biostatistics for geneticists and epidemiologists [[electronic resource] ] : a practical approach / / Robert C. Elston, William D. Johnson |
| Autore | Elston Robert C. <1932-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, U.K., : John Wiley & Sons, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (385 p.) |
| Disciplina |
570.15195
610.72 614.40727 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | JohnsonWilliam Davis <1941-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical statistics
Medical genetics - Statistical methods Epidemiology - Statistical methods |
| ISBN |
0-470-74078-7
1-282-34579-6 9786612345791 0-470-02491-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Basic Biostatistics for Geneticists and Epidemiologists; CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1 INTRODUCTION: THE ROLE AND RELEVANCE OF STATISTICS, GENETICS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY IN MEDICINE; Why Biostatistics?; What Exactly Is (Are) Statistics?; Reasons for Understanding Statistics; What Exactly is Genetics?; What Exactly is Epidemiology?; How Can a Statistician Help Geneticists and Epidemiologists?; Disease Prevention versus Disease Therapy; A Few Examples: Genetics, Epidemiology and Statistical Inference; Summary; References; 2 POPULATIONS, SAMPLES, AND STUDY DESIGN; The Study of Cause and Effect
Populations, Target Populations and Study UnitsProbability Samples and Randomization; Observational Studies; Family Studies; Experimental Studies; Quasi-Experimental Studies; Summary; Further Reading; Problems; 3 DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS; Why Do We Need Descriptive Statistics?; Scales of Measurement; Tables; Graphs; Proportions and Rates; Relative Measures of Disease Frequency; Sensitivity, Specificity and Predictive Values; Measures of Central Tendency; Measures of Spread or Variability; Measures of Shape; Summary; Further Reading; Problems; 4 THE LAWS OF PROBABILITY; Definition of Probability The Probability of Either of Two Events: A or BThe Joint Probability of Two Events: A and B; Examples of Independence, Nonindependence and Genetic Counseling; Bayes' Theorem; Likelihood Ratio; Summary; Further Reading; Problems; 5 RANDOM VARIABLES AND DISTRIBUTIONS; Variability and Random Variables; Binomial Distribution; A Note about Symbols; Poisson Distribution; Uniform Distribution; Normal Distribution; Cumulative Distribution Functions; The Standard Normal (Gaussian) Distribution; Summary; Further Reading; Problems; 6 ESTIMATES AND CONFIDENCE LIMITS; Estimates and Estimators Notation for Population Parameters, Sample Estimates, and Sample EstimatorsProperties of Estimators; Maximum Likelihood; Estimating Intervals; Distribution of the Sample Mean; Confidence Limits; Summary; Problems; 7 SIGNIFICANCE TESTS AND TESTS OF HYPOTHESES; Principle of Significance Testing; Principle of Hypothesis Testing; Testing a Population Mean; One-Sided versus Two-Sided Tests; Testing a Proportion; Testing the Equality of Two Variances; Testing the Equality of Two Means; Testing the Equality of Two Medians; Validity and Power; Summary; Further Reading; Problems 8 LIKELIHOOD RATIOS, BAYESIAN METHODS AND MULTIPLE HYPOTHESESLikelihood Ratios; Bayesian Methods; Bayes' Factors; Bayesian Estimates and Credible Intervals; The Multiple Testing Problem; Summary; Problems; 9 THE MANY USES OF CHI-SQUARE; The Chi-Square Distribution; Goodness-of-Fit Tests; Contingency Tables; Inference About the Variance; Combining p-Values; Likelihood Ratio Tests; Summary; Further Reading; Problems; 10 CORRELATION AND REGRESSION; Simple Linear Regression; The Straight-Line Relationship When There is Inherent Variability; Correlation; Spearman's Rank Correlation Multiple Regression |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830580403321 |
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Elston Robert C. <1932->
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| Chichester, U.K., : John Wiley & Sons, 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Basic biostatistics for geneticists and epidemiologists : a practical approach / / Robert C. Elston, William D. Johnson
| Basic biostatistics for geneticists and epidemiologists : a practical approach / / Robert C. Elston, William D. Johnson |
| Autore | Elston Robert C. <1932-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, U.K., : John Wiley & Sons, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (385 p.) |
| Disciplina |
570.15195 22
610.72 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | JohnsonWilliam Davis <1941-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical statistics
Medical genetics - Statistical methods Epidemiology - Statistical methods |
| ISBN |
0-470-74078-7
1-282-34579-6 9786612345791 0-470-02491-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Basic Biostatistics for Geneticists and Epidemiologists; CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1 INTRODUCTION: THE ROLE AND RELEVANCE OF STATISTICS, GENETICS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY IN MEDICINE; Why Biostatistics?; What Exactly Is (Are) Statistics?; Reasons for Understanding Statistics; What Exactly is Genetics?; What Exactly is Epidemiology?; How Can a Statistician Help Geneticists and Epidemiologists?; Disease Prevention versus Disease Therapy; A Few Examples: Genetics, Epidemiology and Statistical Inference; Summary; References; 2 POPULATIONS, SAMPLES, AND STUDY DESIGN; The Study of Cause and Effect
Populations, Target Populations and Study UnitsProbability Samples and Randomization; Observational Studies; Family Studies; Experimental Studies; Quasi-Experimental Studies; Summary; Further Reading; Problems; 3 DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS; Why Do We Need Descriptive Statistics?; Scales of Measurement; Tables; Graphs; Proportions and Rates; Relative Measures of Disease Frequency; Sensitivity, Specificity and Predictive Values; Measures of Central Tendency; Measures of Spread or Variability; Measures of Shape; Summary; Further Reading; Problems; 4 THE LAWS OF PROBABILITY; Definition of Probability The Probability of Either of Two Events: A or BThe Joint Probability of Two Events: A and B; Examples of Independence, Nonindependence and Genetic Counseling; Bayes' Theorem; Likelihood Ratio; Summary; Further Reading; Problems; 5 RANDOM VARIABLES AND DISTRIBUTIONS; Variability and Random Variables; Binomial Distribution; A Note about Symbols; Poisson Distribution; Uniform Distribution; Normal Distribution; Cumulative Distribution Functions; The Standard Normal (Gaussian) Distribution; Summary; Further Reading; Problems; 6 ESTIMATES AND CONFIDENCE LIMITS; Estimates and Estimators Notation for Population Parameters, Sample Estimates, and Sample EstimatorsProperties of Estimators; Maximum Likelihood; Estimating Intervals; Distribution of the Sample Mean; Confidence Limits; Summary; Problems; 7 SIGNIFICANCE TESTS AND TESTS OF HYPOTHESES; Principle of Significance Testing; Principle of Hypothesis Testing; Testing a Population Mean; One-Sided versus Two-Sided Tests; Testing a Proportion; Testing the Equality of Two Variances; Testing the Equality of Two Means; Testing the Equality of Two Medians; Validity and Power; Summary; Further Reading; Problems 8 LIKELIHOOD RATIOS, BAYESIAN METHODS AND MULTIPLE HYPOTHESESLikelihood Ratios; Bayesian Methods; Bayes' Factors; Bayesian Estimates and Credible Intervals; The Multiple Testing Problem; Summary; Problems; 9 THE MANY USES OF CHI-SQUARE; The Chi-Square Distribution; Goodness-of-Fit Tests; Contingency Tables; Inference About the Variance; Combining p-Values; Likelihood Ratio Tests; Summary; Further Reading; Problems; 10 CORRELATION AND REGRESSION; Simple Linear Regression; The Straight-Line Relationship When There is Inherent Variability; Correlation; Spearman's Rank Correlation Multiple Regression |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910877222703321 |
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Elston Robert C. <1932->
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| Chichester, U.K., : John Wiley & Sons, 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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