Statistical analysis typically involves applying theoretically generated techniques to the description and interpretation of collected data. In this text, theory, application and interpretation are combined to present the entire biostatistical process for a series of elementary and intermediate analytic methods. The theoretical basis for each method is discussed with a minimum of mathematics and is applied to a research data example using a computer system called S-PLUS. This system produces concrete numerical results and increases one's understanding of the fundamental concepts and methodology of statistical analysis. This text is not a computer manual, even though it makes extensive use of computer language to describe and illustrate applied statistical techniques. This makes the details of the statistical process readily accessible, providing insight into how and why a statistical method identifies the properties of sampled data. The first chapter gives a simple overview of the S-PLUS language. The subsequent chapters use this valuable statistical tool to present a variety of analytic approaches. Combining statistical logic, data and computer tools, the author explores such topics as random number generation, general linear models, estimation, analysis of tabular data, analysis of variance and survival analysis. The end result is a clear and complete explanation of the way statistical methods can help one gain an understanding of collected data. Modern Applied Biostatistical Methods is unlike other statistical texts, which usually deal either with theory or with applications. It integrates the two elements into a single presentation of theoretical background, data, interpretation, graphics, and implementation. This all-around approach will be particularly helpful to students in various biostatistics and advanced epidemiology courses, and will interest all researchers involved in biomedical data analysis.

About the Author
Steve Selvin, Ph.D., is Professor of Biostatistics and Epidemiology at the University of California School of Public Health, Berkeley. He is also the author of Statistical Analysis of Epidemiologic Data, 2nd ed. (OUP, 1996).

Reviews
Noted in Technometrics "This book...,is unique in providing the instructor with a computational approach to these topics as well as their conceptual presentation....I would recommend this book to any instructor teaching biostatistics courses, and especially to students interested in application."--Doody's Journal "This book flows nicely and is enjoyable to read...A wealth of examples are helpful for targeted biostatistical analyses and/or building one's understanding of S-PLUS."--JASA, June 2001



Book Information
ISBN 9780195120257
Author Steve Selvin
Format Hardback
Page Count 480
Imprint Oxford University Press Inc
Publisher Oxford University Press Inc
Weight(grams) 816g
Dimensions(mm) 234mm * 160mm * 41mm