1 Introduction: Biostatistics and R.- 1.1 Purpose of this Text.- 1.2 Development of Biostatistics.- 1.3 Development of R.- 1.4 How R is Used in this Text.- 1.5 Import Data into R.- 1.6 Addendum1: Efficient Programming with R, Project Workflow, and Good Programming Practices (gpp).- 1.7 Addendum2: Preview of Descriptive Statistics and Graphics Using R.- 1.8 Addendum3: R and Beautiful Graphics.- 1.9 Addendum4: Research Designs Used in Biostatistics.- 1.10 Prepare to Exit, Save, and Later Retrieve this R Session.- 1.11 External Data and/or Data Resources Used in this Lesson.- 2 Data Exploration, Descriptive Statistics, and Measures of Central Tendency.- 2.1 Background.- 2.2 Import Data in Comma-Separated Values (.csv) File Format and/or Self Generate the Data Using R-Based Functions.- 2.3 Organize the Data and Display the Code Book.- 2.4 Conduct a Visual Data Check Using Graphics (e.g., Figures).- 2.5 Descriptive Statistics for Initial Analysis of the Data.- 2.6 Quality Assurance, Data Distribution, and Tests for Normality.- 2.7 Statistical Test(s).- 2.8 Summary.- 2.9 Addendum1: Specialized External Packages and Functions.- 2.10 Addendum2: Parametric v Nonparametric.- 2.11 Addendum3: Additional Practice Datasets for Data with Normal Distribution Patterns and Data That Do Not Exhibit Normal Distribution Patterns.- 2.12 Prepare to Exit, Save, and Later Retrieve this R Session.- 2.13 External Data and/or Data Resources Used in this Lesson.- 3 Student's t-Test for Independent Samples.- 3.1 Background.- 3.2 Import Data in Comma-Separated Values (.csv) File Format and/or Self Generate the Data Using R-Based Functions.- 3.3 Organize the Data and Display the Code Book.- 3.4 Conduct a Visual Data Check Using Graphics (e.g., Figures).- 3.5 Descriptive Statistics for Initial Analysis of the Data.- 3.6 Quality Assurance, Data Distribution, and Tests for Normality.- 3.7 Statistical Test(s).- 3.8 Summary of Outcomes.- 3.9 Addendum1: t-Statistic v z-Statistic.- 3.10 Addendum2: Parametric v Nonparametric.- 3.11 Addendum3: Additional Practice Datasets for Data with Normal Distribution Patterns and Data That Do Not Exhibit Normal Distribution Patterns.- 3.12 Prepare to Exit, Save, and Later Retrieve This R Session.- 3.13 External Data and/or Data Resources Used in this Lesson.- 4 Student's t-Test for Matched Pairs.- 4.1 Background.- 4.2 Import Data in Comma-Separated Values (.csv) File Format and/or Self Generate the Data Using R-Based Functions.- 4.3 Organize the Data and Display the Code Book.- 4.4 Conduct a Visual Data Check Using Graphics(e.g., Figures).- 4.5 Descriptive Statistics for Initial Analysis of the Data.- 4.6 Quality Assurance, Data Distribution, and Tests for Normality.- 4.7 Statistical Test(s).- 4.8 Summary of Outcomes.- 4.9 Addendum1: R-Based Tools for Unstacked (e.g. Wide) Data.- 4.10 Addendum2: Stacked Data and Student's t-Test for Matched Pairs.- 4.11 Addendum 3: The Impact of N on Student's t-Test.- 4.12 Addendum 4: Parametric v Nonparametric.- 4.13 Addendum5: Additional Practice Datasets for Data with Normal Distribution Patterns and Data That Do Not Exhibit Normal Distribution Patterns.- 4.14 Prepare to Exit, Save, and Later Retrieve This R Session.- 4.15 External Data and/or Data Resources Used in this Lesson.- 5 Oneway Analysis of Variance (ANOVA).- 5.1 Background.- 5.2 Import Data in Comma-Separated Values (.csv) File Format and/or Self Generate the Data Using R-Based Functions.- 5.3 Organize the Data and Display the Code Book.- 5.4 Conduct a Visual Data Check Using Graphics(e.g., Figures).- 5.5 Descriptive Statistics for Initial Analysis of the Data.- 5.6 Quality Assurance, Data Distribution, and Tests for Normality.- 5.7 Statistical Test(s).- 5.8 Summary of Outcomes.- 5.9 Addendum1: Other Packages for Display of Oneway ANOVA.- 5.10 Addendum2: Parametric v Nonparametric.- 5.11 Addendum3: Additional Practice Data Sets.- 5.12 Prepare to Exit, Save, and Later Retrieve This R Session.- 5.13 External Data
About the Author:
Thomas W. MacFarland, Ed.D., is Senior Research Associate (Office of Institutional Effectiveness) and Associate Professor (College of Computing and Engineering) at Nova Southeastern University, Fort Lauderdale, Florida. From his first experience with agricultural research as an Integrated Pest Management scout, Dr. MacFarland has been actively involved with research and statistical analyses for more than 40 years and has been a proponent for use of the R language since it first grew out of S.
Jan Yates, Ph.D., is Professor Emerita of Educational Media and Computer Science Education at Nova Southeastern University's Abraham S. Fischler College of Education in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. Since 2001, she has worked as associate professor and program professor in these content areas and in the areas of curriculum development, program assessment and review, and accreditation.
