Marschner I.C. Inference Principles for Biostaticians

CRC Press, 2015. — 272 p. — ISBN: 1482222272, EISBN: 9781482222241Statistical inference is the science of drawing conclusions on the basis of information that is subject to randomness. Biostatistics is the discipline that underpins the use of statistical inference in the health and medical sciences. This book presents the principles of statistical inference from a biostatistical perspective.
The book is intended for students training to become biostatisticians, or as a background reference for practicing biostatisticians. While much of the content iscommon to other areas of statistics, it is presented from the perspective of a biostatistician, with examples and exercises having a biostatistical flavour. The intention is to provide a sense of context to the theoretical and conceptual foundations of biostatistics.