BIOS 1500 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Prior Probability, Posterior Probability, Statistical Inference
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An introduction to biostatistics for the health sciences. The practice of statistics in the life sciences, 3rd edition. Authors: by bridget baldi and david s. moore. Published by: w. h. freeman and company, new york, ny 2013. The text is not required, previous versions are ok. another text you might read is : Introduction to the practice of statistics: 6th edition. Authors: david moore, george mccabe and bruce craig. Definition: statistics-the branch of mathematical science that is concerned with the collection, organization, and interpretation of numerical or alphabetically coded information. Note that within this definition the term interpretation includes making inferences from the observed data. The term data is a synonym for numerical or alphabetic coded information. Another term that implies numerical information is measurement. In general, data refers to a collection of measurements that often have a common relational component (being made on the same person(s), or object(s) for some specific health reason, research project etc. )
