SPSS 13.0 in the Application of Biostatistics

Author: Zhang Li
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Publish Date: 2006-06-01
Features: SPSS is one of the world's widely used excellent statistical software packages, extensively applied in various fields of social sciences and natural sciences. This book introduces the commonly used statistical analysis methods of SPSS 13.0 in biostatistics in a concise and practical manner, using numerous examples. It covers the preparation of frequency distribution tables and common statistical charts, τ tests, analysis of variance for different experimental designs, covariance analysis, χ2 tests, correlation analysis, regression analysis, binomial distribution tests, cluster analysis, principal component analysis, and the calculation of median effective dose, among others, along with statistical analysis and inference of the output results. Additionally, the book briefly introduces the application of Excel spreadsheets in biostatistics through examples, including τ tests, analysis of variance, linear correlation and regression analysis, and the preparation of frequency distribution tables and histograms. This book can serve as a supplementary textbook for undergraduate students in biology, veterinary medicine, animal science, agriculture, aquaculture, and apiculture at agricultural and forestry universities to learn biostatistics. It can also be used for data statistics during thesis writing and as a reference material for agricultural researchers in data analysis and statistics.