Get Free Shipping on orders over $89
Expect The Unexpected : A First Course In Biostatistics - Raluca Balan

Expect The Unexpected

A First Course In Biostatistics

By: Raluca Balan, Gilles Lamothe

Hardcover | 26 April 2011

At a Glance

Hardcover


RRP $108.99

$98.75

or 4 interest-free payments of $24.69 with

 or 

Ships in 15 to 25 business days

Statistical reasoning and modeling are of critical importance to modern biology. This textbook introduces fundamental concepts from probability and statistics which will pave the way for the student of biology to become a well-rounded scientist. No previous study of probability or statistics is assumed. Calculus topics are not used extensively in this book, though some integration and differentiation are expected. The calculus prerequisite is primarily intended to assure a certain level of mathematical maturity. This book puts emphasis on examples, which are presented to motivate the theory. The presentation style is concise and self-contained, briefly including the mathematical elements that are needed for studying probability and statistics. The examples are relevant to students in the life sciences with interests in genetics, biology, ecology, health, etc. We believe that aspects of probability theory are of biological interest and that probability underlies the theory of inferential statistics. Thus, we place an equal emphasis on probability and statistics which are both essential for solving and understanding many types of biological problems.

Industry Reviews
The overall approach is sound and provides information on the background of selected statistical tests and how to do them - or not. -- The Biologist "The Biologist"

More in Epidemiology & Medical Statistics

Oxford Handbook of Clinical Medicine : Oxford Medical Handbooks - Ian B. Wilkinson
Introduction to Medical Statistics : 4th edition - Martin Bland

RRP $93.95

$61.75

34%
OFF
Principles of Occupational Hygiene : 4th Edition - An Introduction - Sue Reed
Crypt : Life, Death and Disease in the Middle Ages and Beyond - Alice Roberts
Clinical Epidemiology : 6th Edition - The Essentials - Grant S. Fletcher

RRP $144.46

$112.68

22%
OFF
Gordis Epidemiology : 7th Edition - David D., ScD, MHS  Celentano
Causal Inference : What If - Miguel A. Hernan

RRP $94.99

$81.75

14%
OFF
Epidemiology For Dummies : For Dummies - Amal K. Mitra

RRP $49.95

$37.75

24%
OFF
Essentials of Biostatistics in Public Health : 4th Edition - Lisa M. Sullivan
Parasitology : 2nd Edition - A Conceptual Approach - Eric S. Loker

RRP $221.00

$157.75

29%
OFF
Essentials of Medical Statistics : 2nd Edition - Betty R. Kirkwood

RRP $91.95

$59.99

35%
OFF
Vital Statistics : An Introduction to Health Science Statistics - Stephen McKenzie
Sentinels : when diseases spread between animals and humans - Michael Dulaney
Modern Epidemiology : 4th Edition - Kenneth J. Rothman

RRP $271.82

$212.02

22%
OFF
Crypt : Life, Death and Disease in the Middle Ages and Beyond - Alice Roberts
Plagues Upon the Earth : Disease and the Course of Human History - Kyle Harper
Fundamentals of Aerospace Medicine : 5th Edition - Jeffrey Davis

RRP $674.84

$526.37

22%
OFF