Basic biostatistics for geneticists and epidemiologists : a practical approach / Robert C. Elston, William D. Johnson.
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TextPublication details: Chichester, U.K. : John Wiley & Sons, 2008.Description: x, 373 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN: - 0470024895 (hbk.)
- 9780470024898 (hbk.)
- 0470024909 (pbk.)
- 9780470024904 (pbk.)
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction : the role and relevance of statistics, genetics and epidemiology in medicine -- Populations, samples, and study design -- Descriptive statistics -- The laws of probability -- Random variables and distributions -- Estimates and confidence limits -- Significance tests and tests of hypotheses -- Likelihood ratios, Bayesian methods and multiple hypotheses -- The many uses of chi-square -- Correlation and regression -- Analysis of variance and linear models -- Some specialized techniques -- Guides to a critical evaluation of published reports.