Elston, Robert C.,  1932- <br/><br/>
Basic biostatistics for geneticists and epidemiologists :  a practical approach / 
Robert C. Elston, William D. Johnson. 
 - Chichester, U.K. :  John Wiley & Sons,  2008. 
 - x, 373 p. :  ill. ;  26 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>0470024895 (hbk.) 9780470024898 (hbk.) 0470024909 (pbk.) 9780470024904 (pbk.) 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Medical statistics.<br/>Medical genetics--Statistical methods.<br/>Epidemiology--Statistical methods.<br/>Biometry--methods.<br/>Data Collection.<br/>Epidemiologic Methods.<br/>Genetics, Medical.