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De Muth, James E., 1946-

Basic statistics and pharmaceutical statistical applications / James E. De Muth. - 2nd ed. - Boca Raton : Chapman & Hall/CRC, 2006. - 714 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Biostatistics ; 16 . - Biostatistics (New York, N.Y.) ; .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Probability --
Sampling --
Presentation modes --
Measures of central tendency --
The normal distribution and data transformation --
Confidence intervals and tolerance limits --
Hypothesis testing --
t-Tests --
One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA) --
Multiple comparison tests --
Factorial designs: an introduction --
Correlation --
Linear regression --
z-Tests of proportions --
Chi square tests --
Measures of association --
Odds ratios and relative risk ratios --
Evidence-based practice: an introduction --
Survival statistics --
Nonparametric tests --
Statistical tests for equivalence --
Outlier tests --
Statistical errors in the literature --
Appendix A: Flow charts for the selection of appropriate tests --
Appendix B: Statistical tables.

Focusing on applications to research, clinical trials, and quality control, this book offers a practical, easy-to-use reference that builds a basic knowledge of statistics. It discusses various commonly used statistical tests and presents them with examples and worked out results. It places emphasis on correctly interpreting research results.



ISBN: 0849337992 (alk. paper) 9780849337994

LCCN: 2006040265

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Pharmacy--Statistical methods.
Statistics.

LC Class. No.: RS57 / .D46 2006

Dewey Class. No.: 615.1900727 DEB / 2006