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This new edition includes more example problems with step-by-step walkthroughs on how to use statistical software to analyze large datasets. \u003ci\u003eBiostatistics For Dummies\u003c\/i\u003e is your go-to guide for making sense of it all.  \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eReview basic statistics and decode mathematical equations\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLearn how to analyze and graph data from clinical research studies\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eLook for relationships with correlation and regression\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUse software to properly analyze large datasets\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eAnyone studying in clinical science, public health, pharmaceutical sciences, chemistry, and epidemiology-related fields will want this book to get through that biostatistics course. Introduction 1 \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 1: Getting Started with Biostatistics 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 1: Biostatistics 101 7\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 2: Overcoming Mathophobia: Reading and Understanding Mathematical Expressions 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 3: Getting Statistical: A Short Review of Basic Statistics 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 2: Examining Tools and Processes 51\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 4: Counting on Statistical Software 53\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 5: Conducting Clinical Research 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 6: Taking All Kinds of Samples 77\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 7: Having Designs on Study Design 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 3: Getting Down and Dirty with Data 99\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 8: Getting Your Data into the Computer 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 9: Summarizing and Graphing Your Data 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 10: Having Confidence in Your Results 129\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 4: Comparing Groups 139\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 11: Comparing Average Values between Groups 141\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 12: Comparing Proportions and Analyzing Cross-Tabulations 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 13: Taking a Closer Look at Fourfold Tables 173\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 14: Analyzing Incidence and Prevalence Rates in Epidemiologic Data 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 5: Looking for Relationships with Correlation and Regression 199\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 15: Introducing Correlation and Regression 201\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 16: Getting Straight Talk on Straight-Line Regression 213\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 17: More of a Good Thing: Multiple Regression 233\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 18: A Yes-or-No Proposition: Logistic Regression 249\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 19: Other Useful Kinds of Regression 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 20: Getting the Hint from Epidemiologic Inference 291\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 6: Analyzing Survival Data 299\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 21: Summarizing and Graphing Survival Data 301\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 22: Comparing Survival Times 317\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 23: Survival Regression 327\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart 7: The Part of Tens 349\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 24: Ten Distributions Worth Knowing 351\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCHAPTER 25: Ten Easy Ways to Estimate How Many Participants You Need 361\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndex 369\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMonika Wahi, MPH, CPH,\u003c\/b\u003e leads the data science consulting firm DethWench Professional Services (DPS). 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