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INTRODUCTORY APPLIED BIOSTATISTICS (WITH CD-ROM) explores statistical applications in the medical and public health fields. Examples drawn directly from the authors' clinical experiences with applied biostatistics make this text both practical and applicable. You'll master application techniques by hand before moving on to computer applications, with SAS programming code and output for each technique covered in every chapter. For each topic, the book addresses methodology, including assumptions, statistical formulas, and appropriate interpretation of results. This book is a must-have for every student preparing for a statistical career in a healthcare field!
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Price-less.......2006-03-11
Visually is unappealing. The examples and tests lack answers to corroborate whether your efforts paid off. It looks like your paying a bundle for a photocopy version of the book....
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Statistics Explained is a reader-friendly introduction to experimental design and statistics for undergraduate students in the life sciences, particularly those who do not have a strong mathematical background. Hypothesis testing and experimental design are discussed first. Statistical tests are then explained using pictorial examples and a minimum of formulae. This class-tested approach, along with a well-structured set of diagnostic tables, will give students the confidence to choose an appropriate test with which to analyze their own data sets. Presented in a lively and straightforward manner, Statistics Explained will give readers the depth and background necessary to proceed to more advanced texts and applications. It will therefore be essential reading for all bioscience undergraduates, and will serve as a useful refresher course for more advanced students.
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Accessible to medicine- and/or public policy-related audiences, as well as most statisticians.
- Emphasis on outliers is discussed by way of detection and treatment.
- Resampling statistics software is incorporated throughout.
- Motivating applications are presented in light of honest theory.
- Plentiful exercises are sprinkled throughout.
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good introduction.......2007-08-15
This is my husband's second book. It came out based on a course he taught to undergraduate health science majors at Cal State Long Beach. He taught it successfully twice. It is a clear introduction for the novice like me and has a good set of exercises and references for further reading. Mike works in the pharmaceutical industry and previously in medical devices. He brings his experience to bear on the examples and to motive the students to see the real value of statistics to their future profession. His coauthor also taught the course at cal State Long Beach and provided many of the exercises and some of the applications particularly in the area of epidemiology which is his specialty. The book has been slow to be adopted in some classrooms because of thre novel introduction of bootstrap a technique that many instructors are not familiar with. But if you look at the review in JASA you will see that this is a strength of the book and is presented simply and only for the most basic bootstrap techniques and applications. It is worth the effort to learn these techniques and to choose this book over some competitors that just do the standard things and look exactly like each other.
A book that has a well balanced explanation with math and english........2005-08-27
Biostatistics textbooks usually either concentrate on the math or the explanations, and end up giving an unbalanced idea of the subject at hand.
Texts that choose to have both as different modules, are generally large (therefore more or less reference), expensive and at times incoherent.
I have come across a variety of texts dealing with the subject, from the popular Motulsky's book, Rosner, Dytham and even most of the Wiley series. I have found that this is one of those very few texts available that has a balanced explanation of stat with "the english of it" and "the maths of it".
In general the book follows the same sequence as standard biostatistics courses offered at second year of university. However it assumes the reader knows very little, at that same token the book is not written in a conderscending manner.
It is so well written that it can probably appeal to most readerships (undergraduate that is). It is not only an excellant primer but also a workable textbook.
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This relevant, readable text takes an applied approach to introducing upper-level undergraduate and beginning graduate biology students to statistical analysis. It presents commonly used experimental designs and associated parametric and nonparametric statistical tests, states the conditions under which each test is appropriate, gives the common assumptions on which statistical tests are based, and discusses the rationale of statistical hypothesis testing.
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Great Stats Intro!.......2003-05-09
If you're new to stats, or just keep forgetting the definition of chi squared, this is the book for you. Easy to read, good worked examples - both parametric and non-parametric (the autor will tell you what those are if you don't already know).
I use to borrow my roommates - now I'm buying my own as a handy reference.
NB. Does not go into a lot of detail of derivation.
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Biostatistics,: An introductory text
Avram Goldstein
Manufacturer: MacMillan
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- Provides many real-data sets in various fields in the form of examples at at the end of all twelve chapters in the form of exercises.
- Covers all of the nuts and bolts of biostatistics in a user-friendly style that motivates readers.
- Contains notes on computations at the end of most chapters, covering the use of Excel, SAS, and others.
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Too many errors.......2007-02-17
It is mind-boggling how one can have so many mistakes in a textbook like this. This book was required for our Biostatistics II class, and I am really displeased by all of the mistakes. What is the worst offense is that some of the answers for test questions are wrong. For example, the one way ANOVA problem 7.21 has the wrong F-statistic: the wrong answer. Others in the class have complained about this text as well. This is simply amazing to me, and leaves me not trusting much of the text in this book.
His other book "Health and Numbers" is just as terrible; the professor that used that book for class made a list of the mistakes they found, and us students in that class found many more along the way. I ran into another statistics book that takes all of the procedures step-by-step and really made it simple for me. This book, and his other are not recommended.
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Introductory Biostatistics for the Health Sciences
Robert C. Duncan
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Introductory Statistics for Biology (Studies in Biology Series)
R. E. Parker
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This introductory text presents the use of statistical methods as an integral part of biological investigation, yet one whose superficial complexities have deterred many biologists from using them. The author argues that the difficulties, such as they are, do not lie in mathematical manipulation, but in grasping a few simple, but unfamiliar concepts. He emphasizes the need for precisely defining problems and for careful selection of the most appropriate methods - a wide range of which are described and illustrated. Each chapter ends with a set of problems which are intended to help the student gain practical experience. No previous knowledge is assumed, and the student is encouraged to develop a competent and critical approach to analysing numerical data. In this second edition, the scope of the book has been extended, problems have been solved in a more satisfactory way, and a greater number of illustrative examples have been added.
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Introductory Statistics for Biology Students
T. A. Watt
Manufacturer: Chapman & Hall
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Introductory Statistics for Biology Students thoroughly covers the design and analysis of experiments and surveys in biology, containing practical advice on carrying out successful projects and producing clear, informative reports.
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This book may just save your skin.......2006-03-05
You have a deadline to submit a complex looking report. You've managed to get hold of Minitab - possibly the cheapest software package for students. You're an advanced grad biologist but don't understand statistics or would like to be reprimed so you can use it - especially with Minitab. Look no further. This book may save your life. It has worked examples that could satisfy many kinds of simple exploratory analyses using Minitab and is one of the best Practical guides to the utility of Minitab around as well as how to go about performing a statistical ritual. Trudy is someone who takes you step by step and even supplies a sample report in the end. A fantastic book but not necessarily at this price! Extremely useful for undergraduates and postgrads or if you have Minitab and wish to perform a miracle report in a hurry - on the basis of your research.
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Introductory Statistics for the Dentistry and Medicine
Sidney L. Miller
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While several books on simulation exist for engineers, this is the first book of its kind suitable for use by mathematicians. It covers differential equations with time (transport) delays in detail as well as problems with hysteresis. Uses the differential automaton model of hysteresis, which is an approach quite different from the well-known classical approach.
Volume 2 provides an introduction to a very broad class of mathematical model-building techniques and illustrates how these models can be simulated using CTMS (Continuous-Time Model Simulation) embedded into an existing procedural programming language, Turbo Pascal. This simulation package, CTMS/TP, is simple, accurate, interactive, user-friendly and is IBM-PC compatible. It requires a hard disk with a minimum of two megabytes of free storage space, Turbo Pascal 7.0, DOS 3.0 or a higher release and a minimum of 512 Kbytes of RAM. A 3 1/2" diskette with the CTMS/TP simulation software is enclosed with the book. Replacement diskettes in the
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Combining the best features of traditional and modern methods, Athenaze: An Introduction to Ancient Greek, 2/e, provides a unique course of instruction that allows students to read connected Greek narrative right from the beginning and guides them to the point where they can begin reading complete classical texts. Carefully designed to hold students' interest, the course begins in Book I with a fictional narrative about an Attic farmer's family placed in a precise historical context (432-431 B.C.). This narrative, interwoven with tales from mythology and the Persian Wars, gradually gives way in Book II to adapted passages from Thucydides, Plato, and Herodotus and ultimately to excerpts of the original Greek of Bacchylides, Thucydides, and Aristophanes' Acharnians. Essays on relevant aspects of ancient Greek culture and history are also provided. New to the Second Edition: * Short passages from Classical and New Testament Greek in virtually every chapter * The opening lines of the Iliad and the Odyssey toward the end of Book II * New vocabulary and more complete explanations of grammar, including material on accents * Many new exercises and additional opportunities for students to practice completing charts of verb forms and paradigms of nouns and adjectives * Updated Teacher's Handbooks for Books I and II containing translations of all stories, readings, and exercises; detailed suggestions for classroom presentation; abundant English derivatives; and additional linguistic information * Offered for the first time, Student Workbooks for Books I and II that include self-correcting exercises, cumulative vocabulary lists, periodic grammatical reviews, and additional readings
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As good an option as any.......2007-05-28
I've read through many of the reviews of this book and find that most of my critiques and commendations of it have already been expressed, but I think a concise (non-partisan) evaluation of it could be useful for a prospective student. I worked through both volumes of this text during a two-semester-long, 5-days-a-week "Intensive Attic Greek" class at a large Eastern University. I had two diiferent professors who taught the class, both of them well-respected classicists in their respective areas. I also own (and have extensively consulted) the texts by Anne Groton (_From Alpha to Omega_) and Donald Mastronarde (_Introduction to Attic Greek_), and so I am qualified to evaluate the _Athenaze_ series.
The main advantages of this book [as I find them] are the following:
-- The student begins to read 'Greek' from the start.
--The book is designed to be 'friendly,' and is a refreshing change from the stoic scholasticism that permeates Greek pedagogy.
--The introduction of principal parts, etc. is staged, which can ease the burden of being overwhelmed by unfamiliar verb forms. Some might think this is a disadvantage, but I found it helpful.
--The text is interspersed with small [heavily glossed] snippets of 'real' Greek: selections from Archilochus, Sappho, Theognis, etc...as well as consistent segments from the New Testament. These selections become longer and more difficult as the book progresses.
--Contrary to some reviewers' comments, _Athenaze_ DOES include reference charts for grammar paradigms. The confusion is that the first volume includes only material covered to the end of that volume, while the second includes both. This is logical. Personally, I find the format of the paradigms to be easier to follow than those in Mastronarde book, though the _Athenaze_ charts are less thorough (not covering 3rd-person imperatives, for example, or the Dual). However, some paradigms are not included, and must be hunted up in the body of the text...notably the -MI- verbs, and the forms of 'oida.' This is annoying, but purchasing a supplementary grammar (the Oxford grammar is a fine one) will solve this easily.
Now, for my critiques:
--Like all books, the text should be supplemented by a competent teacher. I tried (and failed) to teach myself Greek using this and several other texts. After attending classes for the past year, I've realised that NOTHING substitutes for the assistance of a well-trained Professor. This cannot be stressed enough. Someone can do a decent job of learning the language with this series, but unless they have exceptional fortitude and wit, will be unable to move to a 'real Greek' text, aided only by a lexica and commentary.
--The second book (compared to the first book) is disproportionately weighted with difficult grammar, introducing the Perfect System, the Subjunctive, the Optative, Aorist Passive, Future Passive, Indirect Discourse, -MI- verbs... This stuff can be tough sledding, and require far more work than concepts introduced in the first book.
--I thought the treatment of Indirect Discourse to be too brief. Even with supplementary instruction from the professor I struggled with these concepts, because the _Athenaze_ examples were too brief.
--The chapter vignettes, though meant to charming, are fairly prosaic (as must be expected when working with so limited a vocaublary). In a classroom, the tedium can be broken by poking fun at the story, but reading this on your own might be a strain. Also, the drawings that precede each chapter are terrible, but [mercifully] end by the second voume. These may seem like superficial criticims, but I challenge anyone to find a student who's used this book and not been distracted or puzzled by these oddities.
Those are the main points. Overall, _Athenaze_ is a good text, but it should really be supplemented by a teacher. I found the 'filler' material to be interesting and diverting, and the book provides many opportunites for practice reading. It seems as competent as any other available text, and provides a valuable choice for people who learn best by 'immersion.'
Ok along with other books and a good tutor.......2007-02-11
This book is good as long as you also buy Workbook I and another grammar book and have a tutor who can fix all the trick questions they ask. It is designed to not give you all the answers and force you to think (get frustrated) and then ask the teacher. If you're brilliant you can figure out some of their trick questions by looking in the back or a chapter or two ahead. There are no answers to any of the exercises, so if you're doing a self-study without a tutor good luck figuring out if you answered correctly.
If you have the time to devote to it, get Workbook I (which does have the answers)and have a tutor to help explain the answers to the trick questions, and have a complementary and better grammar book you can refer to,then this is a really good book; but by itself- nada.
Of course, you could also just buy the teacher's version and get every execise correct... :)
great book.......2007-01-10
this is a great introductory book for ancient greek. For example, having worked through Book I and half way into book II, i turned to an original greek text and suprisingly i was able to make sense of it. I reccommend that one gets the workbook component so that one can look up their answers in the answer key, as the book alone does not contain answer keys. This might seem like a problem, but once I worked my way through the Book I workbook (which has an answer key) i became confident enough with greek so that i did not need the workbook with this second book in the series. i also recommend "All the Greek Verbs" or "Tutti Verbi Greci"; this book will help with parsing verbs. Obviously memorizing the stems for each verb in each of its voices and moods would be the best, but this is an arduous task..."All the Greek Verbs" helps with those tricky verbs. My last word of advice is to MEMORIZE THE VOCABULARY!!!
Athenaze: An Introduction to Ancient Greek Book I.......2006-11-10
A recent retiree, I've resolved to fill a void in my education and learn to read ancient Greek. I was looking for something fairly friendly, as this is not a trivial language to learn. Balme and Lawall have managed this quite well, and one is soon translating simple and charming stories and absorbing some of the culture of ancient Athens. I enjoyed Catherine Balme's excellent illustrations. I feel that if I can muddle through this, then any student can. I would find a CD illustrating correct pronunciation to be helpful; perhaps the authors will consider making one for folks using the text away from the classroom.
-Jerome Hudson
This is a great book.......2006-10-20
In a spare moment (have done my Greek for today!) I have just read my way through all the reviews of Athenaze and I feel compelled to add my voice to those who are thoroughly enjoying learning the language, reading the story of Dicaiopolis and translating the original snippets from the classical writers. As I'm only up to the Aorist, I am waiting for the grammar to get much tougher, so far it's been more of a memory exercise that conceptually difficult, time will tell. Anyway, to anyone out there who wants to learn Greek, I have found this book as useful and pleasant to use as I found Wheelock for learning Latin.
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