{"product_id":"applied-biostatistics-for-the-health-sciences-isbn-9781119722694","title":"Applied Biostatistics for the Health Sciences","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAPPLIED BIOSTATISTICS FOR THE HEALTH SCIENCES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this newly revised edition of \u003ci\u003eApplied Biostatistics for the Health Sciences\u003c\/i\u003e, accomplished statistician Dr. Richard Rossi delivers a robust and easy-to-understand exploration of statistics in the context of applied health science and biostatistics. The book covers sample design, logistic regression, experimental design, survival analysis, basic statistical computation, and many more topics with a strong focus on the correct use and interpretation of statistics. The author also explains how to assess the quality of observed data, how to collect quality data, and the use of confidence intervals in conjunction with hypothesis and significance tests.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eA thorough introduction to biostatistics, including explanations of fundamental concepts like populations, samples, statistics, biomedical studies, and data set examples\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA comprehensive exploration of population descriptions, including qualitative and quantitative variables, multivariate data, measures of dispersion, and probability\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003ePractical discussions of random sampling, summarizing random samples, and the measurement of the reliability of statistics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIn-depth examinations of confidence intervals, statistical hypothesis testing, simple and multiple linear regression, and experimental design\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerfect for health science and biostatistics students and professors at the upper undergraduate and graduate levels, \u003ci\u003eApplied Biostatistics for the Health Sciences\u003c\/i\u003e is also a must-read reference for practitioners and professionals in the fields of pharmacy, biochemistry, nursing, health care informatics, and the applied health sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 Introduction To Biostatistics 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.1 What is Biostatistics? 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2 Populations, Samples, and Statistics 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.1 The Basic Biostatistical Terminology 3\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.2 Biomedical Studies 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.2.3 Observational Studies Versus Experiments 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3 Clinical Trials 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.1 Safety and Ethical Considerations in a Clinical Trial 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.2 Types of Clinical Trials 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.3.3 The Phases of a Clinical Trial 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4 Data Set Descriptions 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.1 Birth Weight Data Set 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.2 Body Fat Data Set 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.3 Coronary Heart Disease Data Set 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.4 Prostate Cancer Study Data Set 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.5 Intensive Care Unit Data Set 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.6 Mammography Experience Study Data Set 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.7 Benign Breast Disease Study 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e1.4.8 Exerbike Data Sets 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 19\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 Describing Populations 24\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1 Populations and Variables 24\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.1 Qualitative Variables 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.2 Quantitative Variables 26\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.1.3 Multivariate Data 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2 Population Distributions and Parameters 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.1 Distributions 30\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.2 Describing a Population with Parameters 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.3 Proportions and Percentiles 35\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.4 Parameters Measuring Centrality 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.5 Measures of Dispersion 40\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.6 The Coefficient of Variation 43\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.2.7 Parameters for Bivariate Populations 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3 Probability 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.1 Basic Probability Rules 50\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.2 Conditional Probability 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.3 Independence 54\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.3.4 The Relative Risk and the Odds Ratio 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4 Probability Models 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.1 The Binomial Probability Model 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.2 The Normal Probability Model 62\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2.4.3 \u003ci\u003eZ \u003c\/i\u003eScores 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 69\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Random Sampling 83\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1 Obtaining Representative Data 83\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.1 The Sampling Plan 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.1.2 Probability Samples 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2 Commonly Used Sampling Plans 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.1 Simple Random Sampling 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.2 Stratified Random Sampling 91\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.3 Cluster Sampling 92\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.2.4 Systematic Sampling 94\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3 Determining the Sample Size 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.1 The Sample Size for Simple and Systematic Random Samples 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3.3.2 The Sample Size for a Stratified Random Sample 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Summarizing Random Samples 115\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.1 Samples and Inferential Statistics 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2 Inferential Graphical Statistics 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.1 Bar and Pie Charts 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.2 Boxplots 120\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.3 Histograms 126\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.2.4 Normal Probability Plots 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3 Numerical Statistics for Univariate Data Sets 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.1 Estimating Population Proportions 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.2 Estimating Population Percentiles 142\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.3 Estimating the Mean, Median, and Mode 143\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.4 Estimating the Variance and Standard Deviation 149\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.5 Linear Transformations 153\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.3.6 The Plug-in Rule for Estimation 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4 Statistics for Multivariate Data Sets 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.1 Graphical Statistics for Bivariate Data Sets 158\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.2 Numerical Summaries for Bivariate Data Sets 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4.4.3 Fitting Lines to Scatterplots 166\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Measuring The Reliability of Statistics 186\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1 Sampling Distributions 186\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.1 Unbiased Estimators 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.2 Measuring the Accuracy of an Estimator 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.1.3 The Bound on the Error of Estimation 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2 The Sampling Distribution of a Sample Proportion 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.1 The Mean and Standard Deviation of the Sampling Distribution of 𝑝̂ 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.2 Determining the Sample Size for a Prespecified Value of the Bound on the Error Estimation 195\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.3 The Central Limit Theorem for \u003ci\u003ep \u003c\/i\u003e196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.2.4 Some Final Notes on the Sampling Distribution of \u003ci\u003ep \u003c\/i\u003e197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3 The Sampling Distribution of \u003ci\u003ex\u003c\/i\u003e 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.1 The Mean and Standard Deviation of the Sampling Distribution of \u003ci\u003ex\u003c\/i\u003e 198\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.2 Determining the Sample Size for a Prespecified Value of the Bound on the Error Estimation 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.3 The Central Limit Theorem for \u003ci\u003ex\u003c\/i\u003e 202\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.3.4 The \u003ci\u003et \u003c\/i\u003eDistribution 204 5.3.5 Some Final Notes on the Sampling Distribution of \u003ci\u003ex\u003c\/i\u003e 206\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4 Two Sample Comparisons 207\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.1 Comparing Two Population Proportions 208\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.4.2 Comparing Two Population Means 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5.5 Bootstrapping the Sampling Distribution of a Statistic 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 223\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Confidence Intervals 235\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.1 Interval Estimation 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.2 Confidence Intervals 236\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3 Single Sample Confidence Intervals 238\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.1 Confidence Intervals for Proportions 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.2 Confidence Intervals for a Mean 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.3 Large Sample Confidence Intervals for 𝜇 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.4 Small Sample Confidence Intervals for 𝜇 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.3.5 Determining the Sample Size for a Confidence Interval for the Mean 247\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.4 Bootstrap Confidence Intervals 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5 Two Sample Comparative Confidence Intervals 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5.1 Confidence Intervals for Comparing Two Proportions 250\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5.2 Confidence Intervals for the Relative Risk 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e6.5.3 Confidence Intervals for the Odds Ratio 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 259\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 260\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Testing Statistical Hypotheses 272\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1 Hypothesis Testing 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1.1 The Components of a Hypothesis Test 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.1.2 \u003ci\u003eP\u003c\/i\u003e-Values and Significance Testing 279\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2 Testing Hypotheses about Proportions 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.1 Single Sample Tests of a Population Proportion 283\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.2 Comparing Two Population Proportions 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.2.3 Tests of Independence 293\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3 Testing Hypotheses About Means 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.1 \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003et\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e-Tests 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.2 \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003et\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e-Tests for the Mean of a Population 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.3 Paired Comparison \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003et\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e-Tests 308\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.3.4 Two Independent Sample \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003et\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e-Tests 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e7.4 7.4 Some Final Comments on Hypothesis Testing 318\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 319\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 320\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Simple Linear Regression 340\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1 Bivariate Data, Scatterplots, and Correlation 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.1 Scatterplots 340\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.1.2 Correlation 343\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2 The Simple Linear Regression Model 347\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.1 The Simple Linear Regression Model 348\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.2.2 Assumptions of the Simple Linear Regression Model 350\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.3 Fitting a Simple Linear Regression Model 352\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4 Assessing the Assumptions and Fit of a Simple Linear Regression Model 354\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4.1 Residuals 355\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4.2 Residual Diagnostics 356\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.4.3 Estimating 𝜎 and Assessing the Strength of the Linear Relationship 362\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5 Statistical Inferences based on a Fitted Model 366\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5.1 Inferences About 𝛽\u003csub\u003e0\u003c\/sub\u003e 366\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.5.2 Inferences About 𝛽\u003csub\u003e1\u003c\/sub\u003e 368\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6 Inferences about the Response Variable 370\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6.1 Inferences About 𝜇\u003ci\u003e\u003csub\u003eY\u003c\/sub\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003csub\u003e|\u003ci\u003eX\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/sub\u003e371\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.6.2 Inferences for Predicting Values of \u003ci\u003eY \u003c\/i\u003e372\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7 Model Validation 374\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7.1 Selecting the Training and Validation Data Sets 374\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.7.2 Validating a Fitted Model 374\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e8.8 Some Final Comments on Simple Linear Regression 375\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 377\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 380\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 Multiple Regression 396\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.1 Investigating Multivariate Relationships 398\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2 The Multiple Linear Regression Model 400\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.2.1 The Assumptions of a Multiple Regression Model 401\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.3 Fitting a Multiple Linear Regression Model 403\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4 Assessing the Assumptions of a Multiple Linear Regression Model 403\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4.1 Residual Diagnostics 407\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.4.2 Detecting Multivariate Outliers and Influential Observations 413\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5 Assessing the Adequacy of Fit of a Multiple Regression Model 414\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5.1 Estimating 𝜎 414\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5.2 The Coefficient of Determination 414\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.5.3 Multiple Regression Analysis of Variance 416\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6 Statistical Inferences-Based Multiple Regression Model 419\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6.1 Inferences about the Regression Coefficients 419\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.6.2 Inferences About the Response Variable 421\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.7 Comparing Multiple Regression Models 423\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.8 Multiple Regression Models with Categorical Variables 425\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.8.1 Regression Models with Dummy Variables 428\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.8.2 Testing the Importance of Categorical Variables 430\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.9 Variable Selection Techniques 434\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.9.1 Model Selection Using Maximum \u003ci\u003eR\u003c\/i\u003e2 adj 435\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.9.2 Model Selection using BIC 436\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.10 Model Validation 439\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.10.1 Selecting the Training and Validation Data Sets 440\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.10.2 Validating a Fitted Model 440\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e9.11 Some Final Comments on Multiple Regression 441\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 442\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 444\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Logistic Regression 462\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1 The Logistic Regression Model 463\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.1.1 Assumptions of the Logistic Regression Model 466\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.2 Fitting a Logistic Regression Model 467\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3 Assessing the Fit of a Logistic Regression Model 469\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3.1 Checking the Assumptions of a Logistic Regression Model 470\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3.2 Testing for the Goodness of Fit of a Logistic Regression Model 471\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.3.3 Model Diagnostics 473\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4 Statistical Inferences Based on a Logistic Regression Model 478\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4.1 Inferences about the Logistic Regression Coefficients 479\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.4.2 Comparing Models 480\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.5 Variable Selection 484\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6 Classification with Logistic Regression 487\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6.1 The Logistic Classifier 487\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.6.2 Misclassification Errors 488\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e10.7 Some Final Comments on Logistic Regression 489\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 490\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 492\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Design of Experiments 508\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.1 Experiments Versus Observational Studies 508\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2 The Basic Principles of Experimental Design 511\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2.1 Terminology 511\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.2.2 Designing an Experiment 512\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3 Experimental Designs 514\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3.1 The Completely Randomized Design 516\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.3.2 The Randomized Block Design 519\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4 Factorial Experiments 521\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4.1 Two-Factor Experiments 523\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.4.2 Three-Factor Experiments 525\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5 Models for Designed Experiments 527\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5.1 The Model for a Completely Randomized Design 527\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5.2 The Model for a Randomized Block Design 528\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.5.3 Models for Experimental Designs with a Factorial Treatment Structure 530\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e11.6 Some Final Comments of Designed Experiments 531\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 532\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 534\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 12 Analysis of Variance 542\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1 Single-Factor Analysis of Variance 543\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1.1 Partitioning the Total Experimental Variation 544\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1.2 The Model Assumptions 546\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1.3 The \u003ci\u003eF\u003c\/i\u003e-test 548\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.1.4 Comparing Treatment Means 550\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2 Randomized Block Analysis of Variance 554\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.1 The ANOV Table for the Randomized Block Design 555\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.2 The Model Assumptions 557\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.3 The \u003ci\u003eF\u003c\/i\u003e-test 559\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.2.4 Separating the Treatment Means 560\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3 Multi factor Analysis of Variance 563\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3.1 Two-Factor Analysis of Variance 563\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.3.2 Three-Factor Analysis of Variance 571\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4 Selecting the Number of Replicates in Analysis of Variance 575\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.1 Determining the Number of Replicates from the Power 575\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.4.2 Determining the Number of Replicates from 𝐷 576\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e12.5 Some Final Comments on Analysis of Variance 577\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 578\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 579\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 13 Survival Analysis 596\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.1 The Kaplan–Meier Estimate of the Survival Function 597\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.2 The Proportional Hazards Model 603\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.3 Logistic Regression and Survival Analysis 607\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e13.4 Some Final Comments on Survival Analysis 609\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGlossary 610\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExercises 611\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReferences 620\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix A 628\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eProblem Solutions 636\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 663\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard J. Rossi, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is Director of the Data Science Program, former Director of the Statistics Program, and former Head of Mathematical Sciences at Montana Technical University, USA. He is author of \u003ci\u003eTheorems, Corollaries, Lemmas, and Methods of Proof and Mathematical Statistics: An Introduction to Likelihood Based Inference\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by Wiley. His research focuses on nonparametric density estimation, finite mixture models, and computational statistics. \u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAPPLIED BIOSTATISTICS FOR THE HEALTH SCIENCES\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn this newly revised edition of \u003ci\u003eApplied Biostatistics for the Health Sciences\u003c\/i\u003e, accomplished statistician Dr. Richard Rossi delivers a robust and easy-to-understand exploration of statistics in the context of applied health science and biostatistics. 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