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Introductory Statistics for the Health Sciences takes students on a journey to a wilderness where science explores the unknown providing students with a strong practical foundation in statistics. Using a color format throughout the book contains engaging figures that illustrate real data sets from published research. Examples come from many areas of the health sciences including medicine nursing pharmacy dentistry and physical therapy but are understandable to students in any field. The book can be used in a first-semester course in a health sciences program or in a service course for undergraduate students who plan to enter a health sciences program. The book begins by explaining the research context for statistics in the health sciences which provides students with a framework for understanding why they need statistics as well as a foundation for the remainder of the text. It emphasizes kinds of variables and their relationships throughout giving a substantive context for descriptive statistics graphs probability inferential statistics and interval estimation. The final chapter organizes the statistical procedures in a decision tree and leads students through a process of assessing research scenarios. Web ResourceThe authors have partnered with William Howard Beasley who created the illustrations in the book to offer all of the data sets graphs and graphing code in an online data repository via GitHub. A dedicated website gives information about the data sets and the authors’ electronic flashcards for iOS and Android devices. These flashcards help students learn new terms and concepts.
Chapman & Hall Introductory Statistics For The Health Sciences 09780367783532
Introductory Statistics for the Health Sciences takes students on a journey to a wilderness where science explores the unknown providing students with a strong practical foundation in statistics. Using a color format throughout the book contains engaging figures that illustrate real data sets from published research. Examples come from many areas of the health sciences including medicine nursing pharmacy dentistry and physical therapy but are understandable to students in any field. The book can be used in a first-semester course in a health sciences program or in a service course for undergraduate students who plan to enter a health sciences program. The book begins by explaining the research context for statistics in the health sciences which provides students with a framework for understanding why they need statistics as well as a foundation for the remainder of the text. It emphasizes kinds of variables and their relationships throughout giving a substantive context for descriptive statistics graphs probability inferential statistics and interval estimation. The final chapter organizes the statistical procedures in a decision tree and leads students through a process of assessing research scenarios. Web ResourceThe authors have partnered with William Howard Beasley who created the illustrations in the book to offer all of the data sets graphs and graphing code in an online data repository via GitHub. A dedicated website gives information about the data sets and the authors’ electronic flashcards for iOS and Android devices. These flashcards help students learn new terms and concepts.
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