
Biostatistics Manual for Health Research
A Practical Guide to Data Analysis
Academic Press
Erschienen am 21. April 2023
Buch
Softcover
290 Seiten
978-0-443-18550-2 (ISBN)
Beschreibung
**Selected for Doody's Core Titles (R) 2024 in Biostatistics**
Biostatistics Manual for Health Research: A Practical Guide to Data Analysis is a guide for researchers on how to apply biostatistics on different types of data. The book approaches biostatistics and its application from medical and health researcher's point-of-view and has real and mostly published data for practice and understanding. The interpretation and meaning of the statistical results, reporting guidelines and mistakes are taught with real world examples. This is a valuable resource for biostaticians, students and researchers from medical and biomedical fields who need to learn how to apply statistical approaches to improve their research.
Biostatistics Manual for Health Research: A Practical Guide to Data Analysis is a guide for researchers on how to apply biostatistics on different types of data. The book approaches biostatistics and its application from medical and health researcher's point-of-view and has real and mostly published data for practice and understanding. The interpretation and meaning of the statistical results, reporting guidelines and mistakes are taught with real world examples. This is a valuable resource for biostaticians, students and researchers from medical and biomedical fields who need to learn how to apply statistical approaches to improve their research.
Rezensionen / Stimmen
"...provides a manual for the use of biostatistics for health research. It begins with an introduction to biostatistics and data management, and the remainder of the book addresses foundational statistical methods and their application. [A] guide to biostatistics for use by health researchers... [It] is written as a manual to teach biostatistics content in a workshop setting and provide health researchers with a manual for reference on the application and interpretation of biostatistics. [A] great overview of the application and interpretation of biostatistics and would be an excellent reference manual for an experienced health researcher." -- (c)Doody's Review Service, 2024, Amber B. Carriveau, DNP, FNP-BC (United States University)Weitere Details
Sprache
Englisch
Verlagsort
San Diego
USA
Verlagsgruppe
Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc
Zielgruppe
Für Beruf und Forschung
Graduate students and researchers in biostatistics and medical/biomedical fields
Medical doctors
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Broschur/Paperback
Klebebindung
Maße
Höhe: 234 mm
Breite: 187 mm
Dicke: 15 mm
Gewicht
612 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-443-18550-2 (9780443185502)
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Dr. Nafis Faizi is an Assistant Professor at JN Medical College for the past 7 years. He is also a trainer for Epidemiological Research Unit and a member of Statistics Without Borders and Global Health Training Network. For the past 9 years, he has been conducting regular workshops and training in biostatistics, data analysis and research writing. His primary qualifications are MBBS and MD in Community Medicine from AMU, Aligarh followed by master's in public health (MPH) from UK. He is also a faculty for International People's Health University and teaches epidemiology at People's Open Access Intitiative, UK. Dr. Yasir Alvi is an Assistant Professor at Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (HIMSR), for two years. Before this, he was a senior resident in the Department of Community Medicine, JN Medical College, AMU, Aligarh for three years. He has been a facilitator of many research training initiatives conducted by Epidemiological Research Unit in AMU and is an alumnus of International People's Health University. His primary qualifications are MBBS and MD in Community Medicine from AMU, Aligarh.
Autor*in
Assistant Professor, JN Medical College, Aligarh, India
Assistant Professor, Hamdard Institute of Medical Sciences and Research (HIMSR), New Delhi, India
Inhalt
1. Introduction to Biostatistics 2. Data Management and SPSS environment 3. Statistical tests of significance 4. Parametric tests 5. Non-parametric tests 6. Correlation 7. Categorical Variables 8. Testing for Validity 9. Testing for Reliability and Agreements 10. Survival Analysis 11. Multivariate Analysis 12. Annexures