Download or read book Principles and Practice of Biostatistics - E-book written by B Antonisamy and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2017-05-08 with total page 391 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Principles and Practice of Biostatistics emphasizes the basic aspects of biostatistics most often used in the teaching and research areas of medical, nursing and allied health sciences. - Written in a simple tone and chapters are organized in logical order to ease the process of understanding. - Covers topics such as basic biostatistics, epidemiology & clinical trials, research methods & data management, and the most commonly used regression methods. - Stresses on the importance and appropriateness of statistical methods, their assumptions, validity and interpretation in the context of clinical data. - Each chapter is organized into Learning Objectives, Introduction of various statistical methods illustrated with Worked Examples and graphical methods as appropriate, ending with summarized Key Points. - Review Questions, Exercises and Multiple Choice Questions enable the reader a quick grasp of and greater insight into the methods presented in the text.