Pharmaceutical Statistics

This book on basic statistics has been specifically written for pharmacy students. Pharmaceutical Statistics contains chapters on basic concepts such as:

• types of data
• graphical representation of data
• distribution
• standard deviation.

More advanced frequently used statistical techniques such as ANOVA and the chi-squared test are also discussed using pharmaceutical examples. A series of questions and answers are given for self-study.

Statistics is fundamental in the study of pharmaceutical and related sciences. Knowledge of statistics is required to interpret data. For example, statistical analysis is applied to the comparison of pharmacological activities of therapeutic agents, the evaluation of the physicochemical properties of dosage forms, and the validation of analytical methods, to name a few.

Pharmaceutical Statistics is essential reading for all pharmacy students and will also be of interest to those working in the pharmaceutical industry.

1. Basic Concepts and Definitions
2. Measurement of Central Tendency and Variation of Data
3. Presentation of Data
4. Probability and Probability Distributions
5. Statistical Hypothesis Testing
6. Statistical Estimation Using Confidence Intervals
7. One-sample Statistical Hypothesis Testing
8. Statistical Hypothesis Testing For Two Independent Samples
9. Statistical Hypothesis Testing For Two Related Samples
10. Parametric Hypothesis Testing For Multiple Samples
11. Non-parametric Hypothesis Testing For Multiple Samples
12. Linear Regression and Correlation
Appendices 1-18

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07-Jun-03, The Pharmaceutical Journal
'...the book is a useful addition to the range of books available on pharmaceutical statistics.'
Alain Li Wan Po

01-May-03, Journal of Pharmacy and Pharmacology
'This book is a welcome addition to the Pharmacy library...an undoubted strength of the book is its clarity in presentation...the book is highly recommended to any person interested in quantitative aspects of pharmacy...'
Prof. Mike Roberts, the Department of Medicine, Department of Practice and Policy, Princess Alexandra Hospital, The University of Queensland, Australia

01-Feb-03, Australian Pharmacist
'Pharmaceutical Statistics is well thought out and well written, with a good layout that does not get bogged down with overly complex explanations.'
Henry Skupek, Program Support Coordinator, Australian College of Pharmacy Practice, Canberra