Biostatistics by Wayne W Daniel

Biostatistics by Wayne W Daniel

The ability to analyze and interpret enormous amounts of data has become a prerequisite for success in allied healthcare and the health sciences. Now in its 11th edition, Biostatistics: A Foundation for Analysis in the Health Sciences continues to offer in-depth guidance toward biostatistical concepts, techniques, and practical applications in the modern healthcare setting. Comprehensive in scope yet detailed in coverage, this text helps students understand—and appropriately use—probability distributions, sampling distributions, estimation, hypothesis testing, variance analysis, regression, correlation analysis, and other statistical tools fundamental to the science and practice of medicine. 

Clearly-defined pedagogical tools help students stay up-to-date on new material, and an emphasis on statistical software allows faster, more accurate calculation while putting the focus on the underlying concepts rather than the math. Students develop highly relevant skills in inferential and differential statistical techniques, equipping them with the ability to organize, summarize, and interpret large bodies of data. Suitable for both graduate and advanced undergraduate coursework, this text retains the rigor required for use as a professional reference.

Professor Emeritus, Georgia State University, Dr. Wayne W. Daniel taught statistics in the College of Business and the College of Allied Health Sciences for thirty years. Prior to joining the Georgia State University faculty, he was employed as a biostatistician at the Georgia Department of Public Health. Professor Daniel received his undergraduate degree from the University of Georgia, a Master of Public Health degree with biostatistics concentration from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, and a Ph. D. in Public Health with concentration in biostatistics from the University of Oklahoma. During his academic career he served as a statistical consultant and authored and co-authored statistics related articles published in several scientific journals. Professor Daniel is the author of five statistics textbooks, including Biostatistics.