Principles of Biostatistics

Marcello Pagano and Kimberlee Gauvreau's PRINCIPLES OF BIOSTATISTICS, Second Edition is a concepts-based introduction to statistical procedures that prepares public health, medical, and life sciences students to conduct and evaluate research. With an engaging writing style and helpful graphics, the emphasis is on concepts over formulas or rote memorization. Throughout the book, the authors use practical, interesting examples with real data to bring the material to life. more

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Posted: Jul-13-2009

Excellent service

The purchase of the text from this source was easy, quick, and excellent. The description was accurate and the delivery was timely.

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Posted: Jan-25-2009

Book on time, good condition

My book arrived within a few days and in the good condition that was promised.

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Posted: Sep-29-2008

Great transaction

Very smooth transaction. Quick delivery and book is just as described...excellent condition. Would definitely do business again. Thanks!

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Posted: Aug-31-2008

Flunks basic statistics

One of the first things you learn when studying statistics is that correlation does not equal causation. Yet on the very first page of this book the authors ignore this precept in order to engage in a bit of political propaganda.You'd think someone writing a textbook would be smarter than that.

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Posted: Mar-30-2008

Not for the intro-level Stat student

Bought this off Amazon for the cheapest price for my intro Stat class. Overall, it wasn't that bad because my professor explained the topics in it very well, however, if not for her, the notes and explanation section in the book are much too verbose and lacking good, clear examples. For instance,...

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Posted: Nov-08-2007

too wordy

It is written for students who dont have a good mathematical background..Therefore it is too wordy for an engineer , physics or math student..as a student with such background, I founded many long explanations redundant as they could be said in 2 lines..

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Posted: Sep-29-2007

Complicated language

The language in this book is very hard to understand. I took statistics when I was an undergrad and but this book is so hard to understand. The authors tried to show more steps in the math examples maybe try to make it easier for the reader but it just make it MUCH more complicated to follow....

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Posted: Sep-19-2007