Statistical Methods in Biological and Medical Sciences - Handbook of Statistics

Marc Notes: Includes index.; Includes bibliographical references. Publisher Marketing: Hardbound. The main purpose of this volume is the dissemination of statistical methodologies in the area of biological and medical sciences. The chapters are written by specialists with considerable experience in the application of statistical techniques for investigating biological and medical issues. Biological as well as statistical readers will benefit from this exposition. Contributor Bio:  Rao C. RADHAKRISHNA RAO is a former director at the Indian Statistical Institute and a Professor Emeritus in the Department of Statistics at Pennsylvania State University. For his academic achievements, Dr. Rao has received numerous awards. A past president of the International Statistical Institute and other leading statistical organizations, Dr. Rao has been made a Fellow of the Royal Society (U. K. Academy of Sciences), a Member of the U. S. National Academy of Sciences, a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences, the Indian National Science Academy, and the Third World Academy of Sciences, and a Foreign Member of the Lithuanian Academy of Sciences.