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Informationen zum Autor Robert P. Hirsch, PhD, is on the faculty for the Foundation for the Advanced Education in the Sciences within the Graduate School at the National Institutes of Health. He is also a retired Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Adjunct Professor of Statistics at The George Washington University. Dr. Hirsch is the author of numerous books in the field of health research and practice. Klappentext Workbook to accompany Introduction to Biostatistical Applications in Health Research with Microsoft Office Excel--practical and methodological approach to the statistical logic of biostatistics in the field of health research. Zusammenfassung Workbook to accompany Introduction to Biostatistical Applications in Health Research with Microsoft Office Excel practical and methodological approach to the statistical logic of biostatistics in the field of health research. Inhaltsverzeichnis Preface ixAcknowledgements xiNotices xiii1 Thinking about Chance 11.1 Chapter Summary / 11.2 Glossary / 31.3 Equations / 51.4 Examples / 61.5 Exercises / 102 Describing Populations 132.1 Chapter Summary / 132.2 Glossary / 162.3 Equations / 182.4 Examples / 182.5 Exercises / 223 Examining Samples 243.1 Chapter Summary / 243.2 Glossary / 273.3 Equations / 283.4 Examples / 293.5 Exercises / 324 Univariable Analysis of a Continuous Dependent Variable 364.1 Chapter Summary / 364.2 Glossary / 374.3 Equations / 384.4 Examples / 384.5 Exercises / 415 Univariable Analysis of an Ordinal Dependent Variable 455.1 Chapter Summary / 455.2 Glossary / 465.3 Equations / 475.4 Examples / 475.5 Exercises / 506 Univariable Analysis of a Nominal Dependent Variable 526.1 Chapter Summary / 526.2 Glossary / 536.3 Equations / 546.4 Examples / 556.5 Exercises / 587 Bivariable Analysis of a Continuous Dependent Variable 627.1 Chapter Summary / 627.2 Glossary / 667.3 Equations / 687.4 Examples / 697.5 Exercises / 778 Bivariable Analysis of an Ordinal Dependent Variable 828.1 Chapter Summary / 828.2 Glossary / 838.3 Equations / 848.4 Examples / 848.5 Exercises / 879 Bivariable Analysis of a Nominal Dependent Variable 909.1 Chapter Summary / 909.2 Glossary / 929.3 Equations / 939.4 Examples / 949.5 Exercises / 10010 Multivariable Analysis of a Continuous Dependent Variable 10510.1 Chapter Summary / 10510.2 Glossary / 10810.3 Equations / 10910.4 Examples / 11010.5 Exercises / 12411 Multivariable Analysis of an Ordinal Dependent Variable 13211.1 Chapter Summary / 13211.2 Glossary / 13311.3 Equations / 13311.4 Examples / 13411.5 Exercises / 13712 Multivariable Analysis of a Nominal Dependent Variable 14112.1 Chapter Summary / 14112.2 Glossary / 14412.3 Equations / 14612.4 Examples / 14712.5 Exercises / 15713 Selecting Statistical Tests 16313.1 Overview / 16313.2 Glossary / 16413.3 Examples / 16513.4 Exercises / 171Appendix A: Flowcharts 177Appendix B: Statistical Tables 183Appendix C: Answers to Odd Exercises 219Index 221...
List of contents
Preface ix
Acknowledgements xi
Notices xiii
1 Thinking about Chance 1
1.1 Chapter Summary / 1
1.2 Glossary / 3
1.3 Equations / 5
1.4 Examples / 6
1.5 Exercises / 10
2 Describing Populations 13
2.1 Chapter Summary / 13
2.2 Glossary / 16
2.3 Equations / 18
2.4 Examples / 18
2.5 Exercises / 22
3 Examining Samples 24
3.1 Chapter Summary / 24
3.2 Glossary / 27
3.3 Equations / 28
3.4 Examples / 29
3.5 Exercises / 32
4 Univariable Analysis of a Continuous Dependent Variable 36
4.1 Chapter Summary / 36
4.2 Glossary / 37
4.3 Equations / 38
4.4 Examples / 38
4.5 Exercises / 41
5 Univariable Analysis of an Ordinal Dependent Variable 45
5.1 Chapter Summary / 45
5.2 Glossary / 46
5.3 Equations / 47
5.4 Examples / 47
5.5 Exercises / 50
6 Univariable Analysis of a Nominal Dependent Variable 52
6.1 Chapter Summary / 52
6.2 Glossary / 53
6.3 Equations / 54
6.4 Examples / 55
6.5 Exercises / 58
7 Bivariable Analysis of a Continuous Dependent Variable 62
7.1 Chapter Summary / 62
7.2 Glossary / 66
7.3 Equations / 68
7.4 Examples / 69
7.5 Exercises / 77
8 Bivariable Analysis of an Ordinal Dependent Variable 82
8.1 Chapter Summary / 82
8.2 Glossary / 83
8.3 Equations / 84
8.4 Examples / 84
8.5 Exercises / 87
9 Bivariable Analysis of a Nominal Dependent Variable 90
9.1 Chapter Summary / 90
9.2 Glossary / 92
9.3 Equations / 93
9.4 Examples / 94
9.5 Exercises / 100
10 Multivariable Analysis of a Continuous Dependent Variable 105
10.1 Chapter Summary / 105
10.2 Glossary / 108
10.3 Equations / 109
10.4 Examples / 110
10.5 Exercises / 124
11 Multivariable Analysis of an Ordinal Dependent Variable 132
11.1 Chapter Summary / 132
11.2 Glossary / 133
11.3 Equations / 133
11.4 Examples / 134
11.5 Exercises / 137
12 Multivariable Analysis of a Nominal Dependent Variable 141
12.1 Chapter Summary / 141
12.2 Glossary / 144
12.3 Equations / 146
12.4 Examples / 147
12.5 Exercises / 157
13 Selecting Statistical Tests 163
13.1 Overview / 163
13.2 Glossary / 164
13.3 Examples / 165
13.4 Exercises / 171
Appendix A: Flowcharts 177
Appendix B: Statistical Tables 183
Appendix C: Answers to Odd Exercises 219
Index 221
