a practical approach Elston, Robert C. 1932- creator Johnson, William Davis 1941- text bibliography enk Chichester, U.K John Wiley & Sons 2008 monographic eng

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x, 373 p. : ill. ; 26 cm. 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. Robert C. Elston, William D. Johnson. Includes bibliographical references and index. Medical statistics Medical genetics Statistical methods Epidemiology Statistical methods Biometry methods Data Collection Epidemiologic Methods Genetics, Medical 0470024895 (hbk.) 9780470024898 (hbk.) 0470024909 (pbk.) 9780470024904 (pbk.) UMP 090206 20251117144516.0 vtls000025036