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03597aam a2200421 i 4500 001 4CDFF012AAD111EE853AF3262BECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20240104011316 008 211115s2023 maua b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2021047475 020 $a 1284231976 020 $a 9781284231977 020 $a 1284288730 020 $a 9781284288735 035 $a (OCoLC)1285369557 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCF $d OCLCO $d YDX $d UBC $d VTM $d AHM $d MTG $d AU@ $d OCLCO $d SILO 041 0 $a eng 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a RA409 S73 2023 060 4 $a WA 950 $b S949e 2023 084 $a MED090000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Sullivan, Lisa M., $e author. 245 10 $a Essentials of biostatistics in public health / $c Lisa M. Sullivan. 250 $a Fourth edition. 264 1 $a Burlington, MA : $b Jones & Bartlett Learning, $c [2023] 300 $a xxv, 379 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 28 cm. 490 1 $a Essential public health series 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 00 $g Introduction -- $t Careers in biostatistics. $t Quantifying the extent of disease -- $t Summarizing data collected in the sample -- $t The role of probability -- $t Confidence interval estimates -- $t Hypothesis testing procedures -- $t Power and sample size determination -- $t Multivariable methods -- $t Nonparametric tests -- $t Survival analysis -- $t Data visualization -- $t Careers in biostatistics. 520 $a "Essentials of Biostatistics in Public Health, Fourth 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.The Fourth Edition has been thoroughly updated, and now offers a new chapter on career opportunities and new case studies in each chapter focused on COVID-19. This edition will also include free access to JMP Student Edition Software, which is an easy-to-use version of SAS' statistical discovery software and is well-suited to for introductory or intermediate statistics courses. Key Features: Updated "in the news" features at the start of each chapter Additional problems for students to test their knowledge Revised instructor resources with suggestions for teaching biostatistics online Updated Excel Workbook - included in the ebook - provides hands-on experience with statistical computing using Microsoft Excel New JMP Student Edition Software - included for free download with purchase of the book or eBook - provides a streamlined, easy-to-use version of SAS' statistical discovery software New accompanying JMP workbook - included in the eBook- provides exercises and examples of how to use JMP modeling and computing biostatistics"-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Public health $x Statistical methods. 650 0 $a Medical statistics. 776 08 $i Online version: $a Sullivan, Lisa M. $t Essentials of biostatistics in public health. $b Fourth edition. $d Burlington, Massachusetts : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2023] $z 9781284232028 $w (OCoLC)1334411808 830 0 $a Essential public health. 941 $a 1 952 $l USUX851 $d 20240305042805.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=4CDFF012AAD111EE853AF3262BECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IWAInitiate Another SILO Locator Search