Description: Essentials of Biostatistics in Public Health, Fourth Edition provides a fundamental and engaging background for students learning to apply and appropriately interpret biostatistics applications in the field of public health. Many examples are drawn directly from the author's remarkable clinical experiences with the renowned Framingham Heart Study, making this text practical, interesting, and accessible for those with little mathematical background. The examples are real, relevant, and manageable in size so that students can easily focus on applications rather than become overwhelmed by computations. The Fourth Edition has been thoroughly updated, and now offers a new chapter on career opportunities in biostatistics and new case studies focused on COVID-19 within each chapter. New cases based on COVID-19 highlight the importance and practical applications of biostatistics for addressing the pandemic. New chapter on careers in biostatistics provides helpful guidance and insight to undergraduates choosing a career. Chapter opening "In the News Feature" raises key questions and highlights issues from the news/social media to engage students in thinking about the specific application about to be discussed in light of the important problems that impact people and health.
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Publication Year: 2023
Type: Textbook
Format: Paperback
Publication Name: Biostatistics Textbook
Author: Lisa M. Sullivan
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Subject: Biostatistics
