Discrete Distributions (eBook)

There have been many advances in the theory and applications of
discrete distributions in recent years. They can be applied to a
wide range of problems, particularly in the health sciences,
although a good understanding of their properties is very
important. Discrete Distributions: Applications in the Health
Sciences describes a number of new discrete distributions that
arise in the statistical examination of real examples. For each
example, an understanding of the issues surrounding the data
provides the motivation for the subsequent development of the
statistical models.

* Provides an overview of discrete distributions and their
applications in the health sciences.

* Focuses on real examples, giving readers an insight into the
utility of the models.

* Describes the properties of each distribution, and the methods
that led to their development.

* Presents a range of examples from the health sciences,
including cancer, epidemiology, and demography.

* Features discussion of software implementation - in SAS,
Fortran and R - enabling readers to apply the methods to
their own problems.

* Written in an accessible style, suitable for applied
statisticians and numerate health scientists.

* Software and data sets are made available on the Web.

Discrete Distributions: Applications in the Health
Sciences provides a practical introduction to these powerful
statistical tools and their applications, suitable for researchers
and graduate students from statistics and biostatistics. The focus
on applications, and the accessible style of the book, make it an
excellent practical reference source for practitioners from the
health sciences.