Essentials of Biostatistics for Public Health, 4th Edition
by Lisa M. Sullivan
English | 2023 | ISBN: 1284231976 | 407 Pages | True PDF | 54 MB
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.
The Fourth Edition has been thoroughly updated, and now offers a new chapter on career opportunities in biostatistics and new case studies focused on COVID-19 within each chapter.
Key Features:
- New cases based on COVID-19 highlight the importance and practical applications of biostatistics for addressing the pandemic.
- New chapter on careers in biostatistics provides helpful guidance and insight to undergraduates choosing a career.
- Chapter opening "In the News Feature" raises key questions and highlights issues from the news/social media to engage students in thinking about the specific application about to be discussed in light of the important problems that impact people and health
- Two workbooks within the main eBook include offer step-by-step instructions and many how-to
- Updated Excel Workbook provides hands-on experience with statistical computing using Microsoft Excel
- New accompanying JMP workbook provides exercises and examples of statistical computing using JMP
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