Health and Numbers: A Problems-Based Introduction to Biostatistics [Paperback]

Chap T. Le (Author)

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ISBN-10: 0471416614 | ISBN-13: 978-0471416616 | Publication Date: October 15, 2001 | Edition: 2

Health & Numbers
A Problems-Based Introduction to Biostatistics
Second Edition
Chap T. Le, Ph.D.

Newly revised and updated, Health and Numbers, Second Edition serves as a concise introduction to basic statistical concepts and reasoning at a level suitable for a broad spectrum of students and professionals in medicine and allied health fields. This user-friendly resource uses real-life examples with real data to emphasize fundamental biostatistical concepts.

The book treats fundamental statistical methods with a practical, problems-based approach. It covers the nuts and bolts of elementary applied statistics for those who have no prior knowledge and experience in statistics. It provides an overview of basic ideas on standardization and rates and graphical techniques, offers more exercises than did the first edition, and features Microsoft Excel and SAS samples, and new chapters on comparisons of means and proportions, as well as regression and correlation techniques. Health and Numbers, Second Edition strikes a balance between principles and methods of calculation that is particularly useful for students in medicine and health-related fields who are struggling with required courses in biostatistics.

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"...a revised and expanded edition..." (Journal of the American Statistical Association, December 2002)

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User-friendly in its presentation, this concise text avoids dry language and complex formulas which can be intimidating. Illustrates the application of statistics by using examples drawn from published biomedical and epidemiological literature. Provides students with the tools to apply and interpret fundamental statistics by using proportions, rates, continuous measurement, ratios, confidence estimation, probability models and basic hypothesis testing. Self-study questions and exercises at the end of each chapter are also included. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Paperback: 366 pages
• Publisher: Wiley-Liss; 2 edition (October 15, 2001)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0471416614
• ISBN-13: 978-0471416616
• Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 7.4 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 1.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,717,849 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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1.0 out of 5 stars Warning: Text contains many errors, February 16, 2007

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minnzo (MN USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Health and Numbers: A Problems-Based Introduction to Biostatistics (Paperback)

+ Note: This review was originally written for another book from this author, but touches on my experience with this text as well.

It is mind-boggling how one can have so many mistakes in a textbook like this. This book was required for our Biostatistics II class, and I am really displeased by all of the mistakes. What is the worst offense is that some of the answers for test questions are wrong. For example, the one way ANOVA problem 7.21 has the wrong F-statistic: the wrong answer. Others in the class have complained about this text as well. This is simply amazing to me, and leaves me not trusting much of the text in this book.

His other book "Health and Numbers" is just as terrible; the professor that used that book for class made a list of the mistakes they found, and us students in that class found many more along the way. I ran into another statistics book that takes all of the procedures step-by-step and really made it simple for me. This book, and his other are not recommended.

1.0 out of 5 stars Incomplete, September 28, 2010

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This review is from: Health and Numbers: A Problems-Based Introduction to Biostatistics (Paperback)

As far as a statistics book goes, this is downright awful. Some concepts are presented in as little as one sentence which should really be expanded upon. This was a required textbook for my graduate level biostats class. After reading some of the chapters and still not being able to complete the problems, I finally gave up and only used it to get the problems I had to do for homework. I used a combination of a different statistics textbook and the internet to complete the problems. Other students in my class complained about this book as well.