Biostatistics.
Analytics: Show analyticsPublisher: Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2000-Description: 1 online resource.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISSN: 1468-4357.Subject(s): Medical statistics -- Periodicals | Biometry -- Periodicals | Health risk assessment -- Periodicals | Medicine -- Research -- Statistical methods -- PeriodicalsAdditional physical formats: Print version :: No titleDDC classification: 610.727 Online resources: The journal accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view Summary: Among the important scientific developments of the 20th century is the explosive growth in statistical reasoning and methods for application to studies of human health. Examples include developments in likelihood methods for inference, epidemiologic statistics, clinical trials, survival analysis, and statistical genetics. Substantive problems in public health and biomedical research have fuelled the development of statistical methods, which in turn have improved our ability to draw valid inferences from data. The objective of Biostatistics is to advance statistical science and its application to problems of human health and disease, with the ultimate goal of advancing the public's health.| Item type | Current location | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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Among the important scientific developments of the 20th century is the explosive growth in statistical reasoning and methods for application to studies of human health. Examples include developments in likelihood methods for inference, epidemiologic statistics, clinical trials, survival analysis, and statistical genetics. Substantive problems in public health and biomedical research have fuelled the development of statistical methods, which in turn have improved our ability to draw valid inferences from data. The objective of Biostatistics is to advance statistical science and its application to problems of human health and disease, with the ultimate goal of advancing the public's health.
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