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# Intuitive Biostatistics: A Nonmathematical Guide to Statistical Thinking

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## Customer Reviews

### ⭐⭐⭐ 3.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Don't rent it, no one pays attention if the book is filthy before shipping it to the next person.
  

*by F***G on Reviewed in the United States on April 29, 2023*

I am by no means a germophobe but this book grossed me out. The book itself is great, but without a teacher to narrow down to what is important it is still filled with unnecessary details. It was written by an MD who seems to have lost track that over 99.99% of the population will find the book challenging and be turned off by it.The examples could be simpler and more concise.I would start with the chapter summaries, then the assumptions, and only dive into the text for projects, exams etc. I did that and am getting an A!

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ 5.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    The best book in its category
  

*by D***. on Reviewed in the United States on September 14, 2020*

Statistics is hard, and I'm speaking as someone with a modest mathematics background. My approach has always been to build up a proper intuition on a particular subject of interest. This book is exactly what I've been looking for for statistics. And what's more, it's immensely readable and fun!The book revolves around the fundamental concept of confidence interval (CI) in how it aids statisticians in making conclusions. An in-depth, intuition-building treatment of CI is presented satisfyingly in the first few chapters. And then, statistical significance is discussed; Dr. Motulsky carefully describes how it relates to CI, and imparts wisdom on how one should properly interpret statistical significance, taking into account the False Positive Report Probability (FPRP) and prior probability. Statistical power and how it's affected by sample size, effect size, and significance level are discussed. Various statistical tests, techniques for fitting models to data (linear and non-linear regressions, logistic regression, etc.), and the rest of statistics (e.g. ANOVA, nonparametric methods, etc.) are presented, and again, the theme of CI (and statistical significance) are weaved throughout.This book is incredibly satisfying not only because of what I mentioned above, but also for how it guides one through understanding the common traps and pitfalls and how to avoid them. For example, Dr. Motulsky shows how easy it is to be fooled by multiple comparisons as one tries to make crisp decisions based on statistical significance from limited data. Another example is how common it is for well-meaning researchers to do, among other things, P-hacking in their quests for statistical significance (and thus many published results are not reproducible).In the end, this book definitely accomplishes its goal: It builds one's intuition on how to think about your data, how to apply statistics properly, how to avoid pitfalls, and how to publish statistical results properly. If you're like me, you want to learn from Dr. Motulsky. I highly recommend this book.

### ⭐⭐⭐⭐ 4.0 out of 5 stars







  
  
    Writing and content very informative and easy to read- less than intuitive publishing issue
  

*by F***E on Reviewed in the United States on June 10, 2019*

I have purchased the paperback, 4th edition, 2018 Oxford University Press version of this book. The author has a clear and informative style, and covers statistics and correct interpretation of statistics from the perspective of an informed reader in the biological sciences who is familiar both with academic writing and with statistical tests in general. It's dense and not going to be a quick read, but it is very important stuff for researchers in medicine, anthropology, probably any of the social or biological sciences and should be covered in far more introductory classes.That being said, my edition is less than intuitive from chapters 34 to 37. Chapters 35, 36, and 37 are intriguingly but annoyingly mixed into each other, with 33 ending into the last three pages of chapter 36, which is followed by the first three pages of 37, truncated with the sudden appearance of chapter 35. Chapter 34 is regrettably absent in entirety, which is too bad for many reasons.I hope no one else experiences this issue, and it is only a rare deviation from the normal distribution of complete books. If there are others who are missing chapter 34, however, please push forward the information to the publisher! It's a great book that should be received whole.Highly recommend the book, highly recommend care when purchasing and review upon receipt to ensure the book is complete and includes all chapters.

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