Introduction to data analysis and graphical presentation in biostatistics with R. Statistics in the large (Q382495)

The purpose of this textbook, published in the series ``SpringerBriefs in Statistics'', is to provide an introduction to the use of R software as a platform for analyses related to biostatistics. This text serves as an introduction to the use of R in biostatistics. It has specifically been structured to demonstrate the use of R syntax as opposed to the use of a point-and-select graphical user interface. This approach, using syntax at the command line interface, gives the most flexibility to the user in the attempt to reach desired outcomes. Data identification, data organization, use of a code book, graphical and descriptive portrayal of phenomena, and statistical tests through the use of R are all inherent to this text. The contents are the following: {\parindent=0.5cm \begin{itemize} \item[1.] Introduction: Biostatistics and R; \item [2.] Data exploration, descriptive statistics, and measures of central tendency; \item [3.] Student's \(t\)-test for independent samples; \item [4.] Student's \(t\)-test for matched pairs; \item [5.] One-way analysis of variance (ANOVA); \item [6.] Two-way analysis of variance (ANOVA); \item [7.] Correlation and linear regression; \item [8.] Future actions and next steps. \end{itemize}} The R user community is international and growing. Small and easy-to-follow confidence-building examples have been used throughout this text. The final chapters use a fairly robust approach to the use of R. The web page for this text, provided by the publisher, should be a first resource for access to sample sections of selected chapters. This monograph is very useful not only for students in informatics, but especially also for those in medicine and biology related with the courses in biostatistics (medical statistics) and bioinformatics.