Introduction to Biostatistical Applications in Health Research with Microsoft Office Excel, Workbook

Robert P. Hirsch, PhD, is on the faculty for the Foundation for the Advanced Education in the Sciences within the Graduate School at the National Institutes of Health. He is also a retired Professor of Epidemiology and Biostatistics and Adjunct Professor of Statistics at The George Washington University. Dr. Hirsch is the author of numerous books in the field of health research and practice.

• Preface ix Acknowledgements xiNotices xiii1 Thinking about Chance 11.1 Chapter Summary / 11.2 Glossary / 31.3 Equations / 51.4 Examples / 61.5 Exercises / 102 Describing Populations 132.1 Chapter Summary / 132.2 Glossary / 162.3 Equations / 182.4 Examples / 182.5 Exercises / 223 Examining Samples 243.1 Chapter Summary / 243.2 Glossary / 273.3 Equations / 283.4 Examples / 293.5 Exercises / 324 Univariable Analysis of a Continuous Dependent Variable 364.1 Chapter Summary / 364.2 Glossary / 374.3 Equations / 384.4 Examples / 384.5 Exercises / 415 Univariable Analysis of an Ordinal Dependent Variable 455.1 Chapter Summary / 455.2 Glossary / 465.3 Equations / 475.4 Examples / 475.5 Exercises / 506 Univariable Analysis of a Nominal Dependent Variable 526.1 Chapter Summary / 526.2 Glossary / 536.3 Equations / 546.4 Examples / 556.5 Exercises / 587 Bivariable Analysis of a Continuous Dependent Variable 627.1 Chapter Summary / 627.2 Glossary / 667.3 Equations / 687.4 Examples / 697.5 Exercises / 778 Bivariable Analysis of an Ordinal Dependent Variable 828.1 Chapter Summary / 828.2 Glossary / 838.3 Equations / 848.4 Examples / 848.5 Exercises / 879 Bivariable Analysis of a Nominal Dependent Variable 909.1 Chapter Summary / 909.2 Glossary / 929.3 Equations / 939.4 Examples / 949.5 Exercises / 10010 Multivariable Analysis of a Continuous Dependent Variable 10510.1 Chapter Summary / 10510.2 Glossary / 10810.3 Equations / 10910.4 Examples / 11010.5 Exercises / 12411 Multivariable Analysis of an Ordinal Dependent Variable 13211.1 Chapter Summary / 13211.2 Glossary / 13311.3 Equations / 13311.4 Examples / 13411.5 Exercises / 13712 Multivariable Analysis of a Nominal Dependent Variable 14112.1 Chapter Summary / 14112.2 Glossary / 14412.3 Equations / 14612.4 Examples / 14712.5 Exercises / 15713 Selecting Statistical Tests 16313.1 Overview / 16313.2 Glossary / 16413.3 Examples / 16513.4 Exercises / 171Appendix A: Flowcharts 177Appendix B: Statistical Tables 183Appendix C: Answers to Odd Exercises 219Index 221