PubHlth 540 - Fall 2009
Introduction to Biostatistics
Biostatistics and Epidemiology
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Introduction to Probability
(1) PubHlth 540 2009, (2) additional reading, (3) illustrative applets, (4) calculators (5) computer illustrations.

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(1) PubHlth 540 - 2009
 
Lecture Notes
(pdf, 54 pp)
Text (Kirkwood and Sterne) chapter 14
 
Practice Problems
(pdf, 3 pp)
Solutions
(pdf, 5 pp)
Practice Quiz - Questions
(pdf, 2 pp)
Practice Quiz - Solutions
(pdf, 3 pp)
New! 10-6-09 Some help with addition and multiplication rules
(pdf, 2 pp)


(2) Additional Reading
 
(Source: analyzemath.com) Introduction to Probability
(html)

(Source:  Thinkquest.org) Easy to read (and with examples) introduction to rules of probability with examples

(html)
(Source: Statistics Help-on-line) Easy to read introduction to venn diagrams and probability
(html)
(Source: Norman Fenton, Queen Mary University of London) One page explanation of Bayes Rule
(html)
(Source: analyzemath.com) Probability Questions with Solutions
(html)
(Source: Surfstat Australia) An Example of Bayes theorem in medical diagnostics
(html)
(Source: Frances Boreland at University of Sydney, 2005) Measures of Frequency and Association - 35 easy to read slides
(pdf)


(3) Illustrative Applets
 
(Source: P. B. Stark, Berkeley) Venn Diagrams and Probability
(html)
 
 
   
   

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(4) Calculators
 
(Source:  Game Theory.net) Bayes Rule Simulator
(html)
(Source:  Vassar Stats) Backward Probability Template
(html)
 
 
   

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(5) Computer Illustrationss
 
 
 
 

 

 

 

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