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Statistical Rules of Thumb
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Gerald van Belle is a professor in the departments of Biostatistics and Environmental Health at the University of Washington in Seattle, WA. He is coauthor with Lloyd Fisher of Biostatistics: A Methodology for the Health Sciences (also from Wiley).
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Preface.

Acronyms.

The Basics.

Sample Size.

Covariation.

Epidemiology.

Environmental Studies.

Design, Conduct and Analysis.

Words, Tables, and Graphs.

Consulting.

Epilogue.

References.

Author Index.

Topic Index.
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