{"product_id":"9780470405093","title":"Methods and Applications of Statistics in the Life and Health Sciences","description":"\u003ch3\u003eMethods and Applications of Statistics\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003ch1\u003eMethods and Applications of Statistics in the Life and Health Sciences\u003c\/h1\u003e\u003ch3\u003eNarayanaswamy Balakrishnan\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cb\u003eMathematics \/ Probability \u0026amp; Statistics \/ General\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eInspired by the \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Statistical Sciences, Second Edition\u003ci\u003e, this volume outlines the statistical tools for successfully working with modern life and health sciences research\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eData collection holds an essential part in dictating the future of health sciences and public health, as the compilation of statistics allows researchers and medical practitioners to monitor trends in health status, identify health problems, and evaluate the impact of health policies and programs. \u003ci\u003eMethods and Applications of Statistics in the Life and Health Sciences\u003c\/i\u003e serves as  a single, one-of-a-kind resource on the wide range of statistical methods, techniques, and applications that are applied in modern life and health sciences in research. Specially designed to present encyclopedic content in an accessible and self-contained format, this book outlines thorough coverage of the underlying theory and standard applications to research in related disciplines such as biology, epidemiology, clinical trials, and public health.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUniquely combining established literature with cutting-edge research, this book contains classical works and more than twenty-five new articles and completely revised contributions from the acclaimed \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Statistical Sciences, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e. The result is a compilation of more than eighty articles that explores classic methodology and new topics, including:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eSequential methods in biomedical research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eStatistical measures of human quality of life\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eChange-point methods in genetics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSample size determination for clinical trials\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eMixed-effects regression models for predicting pre-clinical disease\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eProbabilistic and statistical models for conception\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eStatistical methods are explored and applied to population growth, disease detection and treatment, genetic and genomic research, drug development, clinical trials, screening and prevention, and the assessment of rehabilitation, recovery, and quality of life. These topics are explored in contributions written by more than 100 leading academics, researchers, and practitioners who utilize various statistical practices, such as election bias, survival analysis, missing data techniques, and cluster analysis for handling the wide array of modern issues in the life and health sciences.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eWith its combination of traditional methodology and newly developed research, \u003ci\u003eMethods and Applications of Statistics in the Life and Health Sciences\u003c\/i\u003e has everything students, academics, and researchers in the life and health sciences need to build and apply their knowledge of statistical methods and applications.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e \u003cb\u003eN. Balakrishnan, PhD,\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at McMaster University, Canada. Dr. Balakrishnan is coeditor of Wiley's \u003ci\u003eEncyclopedia of Statistical Sciences, Second Edition\u003c\/i\u003e and also serves as Editor in Chief of \u003ci\u003eCommunications in Statistics\u003c\/i\u003e. A Fellow of the American Statistical Association and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, Dr. Balakrishnan is the coauthor of \u003ci\u003ePrecedence-Type Tests and Applications\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eA Primer on Statistical Distributions\u003c\/i\u003e, both published by Wiley.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublication Date: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e02 December 2009\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eImprint: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWiley\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eISBN-13: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e9780470405093\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eFormat: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHardback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003ePage Count: \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1024\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eWeight (oz): \u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e60.96\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44315144618124,"sku":"9780470405093","price":273.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0710\/9545\/1788\/files\/9780470405093.jpg?v=1780160157","url":"https:\/\/fh90cf-fv.myshopify.com\/products\/9780470405093","provider":"Late Knight Books and Services, LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}