Think Like a Biostatistics Analyst

A Step-By-Step Study Guide
Erscheinungsjahr 2018
ISBN: 978-0-12-803127-8
Verlag: Elsevier Science

Buch, Englisch, 220 Seiten, Format (B × H): 191 mm x 235 mm, Gewicht: 450 g

Think Like a Biostatistics Analyst: A Step-by-Step Study Guide provides a glimpse into the life of a statistical analyst, which is informative for individuals thinking of statistics as a career choice. The book explores strategies to make learning more effective, enhance workflow, and more efficiently and effectively maximize learning, which translates into better quality of assignments, reports, or presentations.

The book begins by describing how an analyst thinks about projects, which parallels how readers should approach doing homework assignments, presentations, and studying for exams. Introduces how to create an analysis structure, problem identification, the necessity of good data management, and the effective summarization of data that provides them with a better conceptualization of a daily routine of a biostatistician.

Zielgruppe

biostatistics professionals, graduate and undergraduate students from disciplines that deal with data analyses across the biomedical sciences.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Hernandez, Mike

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinische Mathematik & Informatik
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Angewandte Biologie Biomathematik
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin
• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Epidemiologie, Medizinische Statistik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

I: Introduction: A day in the life of a statistical analyst.II: Examining Data and NumbersIII: Learning from Data with Descriptive MethodsIV: Understanding ideas related to ProbabilityV: Using Probability DistributionsVI: Developing Study Designs - Dissecting a ProtocolVII: Interval Estimation and Hypothesis Testing

Über Autor(innen)

Hernandez, Mike
Mike Hernandez has been working as a statistical analyst in the Department of Biostatistics at the MD Anderson Cancer Center for over 10 years. Working in a large medical center, he has developed an expertise in doing collaborative research spanning several disciplines from health disparities to clinical trials. He has coauthored over 40 peer-reviewed manuscripts, and is a co-author of: Biostatistics: A Guide to Design, Analysis, and Discovery 2nd ed.