Biostatistics For Dummies

Score your highest in biostatistics

Biostatistics is a required course for students of medicine, epidemiology, forestry, agriculture, bioinformatics, and public health. In years past this course has been mainly a graduate-level requirement; however its application is growing and course offerings at the undergraduate level are exploding. Biostatistics For Dummies is an excellent resource for those taking a course, as well as for those in need of a handy reference to this complex material.

Biostatisticians--analysts of biological data--are charged with finding answers to some of the world's most pressing health questions: how safe or effective are drugs hitting the market today? What causes autism? What are the risk factors for cardiovascular disease? Are those risk factors different for men and women or different ethnic groups? Biostatistics For Dummies examines these and other questions associated with the study of biostatistics.
* Provides plain-English explanations of techniques and clinical examples to help
* Serves as an excellent course supplement for those struggling with the complexities of the biostatistics
* Tracks to a typical, introductory biostatistics course

Biostatistics For Dummies is an excellent resource for anyone looking to succeed in this difficult course.

Biostatistics For Dummies provides students of medicine, epidemiology, forestry, agriculture, bioinformatics, public health, and statistics with techniques and clinical examples to help them understand the key concepts in statistics as they relate to biological sciences. This title tracks to a biostatistics course at the undergraduate or graduate level. The information presented also appeals to those searching for a reference to help them interpret biological data and statistics in professional bioscience settings (such as when conducting clinical trials).

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