Essentials of biostatistics in public health

• Main Author: Sullivan, Lisa M. 1961- Lisa Marie (Author)
• Other Authors: Riegelman, Richard (Editor)
• Format: Book
• Language: English
• Published: Sudbury, Massachusetts Jones & Bartlett Learning 2012
• Edition: Second Edition
• Series: Essential public health
• Subjects: Biostatistics > methods; Biometry > methods; Public Health > methods
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• Item Description: Rev. ed. of: Essentials of biostatistics / Lisa M. Sullivan. 1st ed. c2008; Access card for companion web site tipped in
• Physical Description: xii, 313 pages illustrations 28 cm
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references and index
• ISBN: 9781449623944; 1449623948; 9780763795313; 0763795313

Essentials of Biostatistics in Public Health, Second Edition provides a fundamental and engaging background for students learning to apply and appropriately interpret biostatistics applications in the field of public health. Many examples are drawn directly from the author's remarkable clinical experiences with the renowned Framingham Heart Study, making this text practical, interesting, and accessible for those with little mathematical background. The examples are real, relevant, and manageable in size so that students can easily focus on applications rather than become overwhelmed by computations