Basic statistics and pharmaceutical statistical applications

by James E. De Muth

"This book serves as an introduction to statistics for undergraduate and graduate students in pharmacy as well as a reference guide for professionals in various pharmacy settings. Designed specifically for non-statisticians, the text avoids heavy mathematics and concentrates on the practical application of the most commonly employed statistical tests. This edition introduces new statistical tests and includes Excel and Minitab applications for descriptive and inferential statistics"-- "Preface The first two editions of this book were published thirteen and eight years ago. The first edition was a fairly successful attempt to provide a practical, easy-to-read, basic statistics book for two primary audiences, those in the pharmaceutical industry and those in pharmacy practice. Reviewing the contents and current uses of the first edition, several shortcomings were identified, corrected and greatly expanded in the second edition. This third edition represents not only an update of the prev