Biostatistics: Experimental Design and Statistical Inference

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This textbook takes a unique approach to explaining and demonstrating how to use and interpret statistics for the physiological, medical, and life sciences. The first third of the book presents an integrated overview and introduction to experimental design and statistical inference. The rest of the book provides an extensively cross-referenced set of 100 brief critiques of sample case studies embodying all the most common statistical errors or design problems found in the biological literature. These specific cases are effective for teaching the principles of biostatistics. The examples are drawn primarily from biomedicine, yet the book is also valuable to psychologists, social scientists, environmental scientists, ecologists, and any discipline employing statistics.

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An excellent way to learn biostatistics.......2001-06-22

What makes this book stand out from other books on biostatistics is the 100 summarized and briefly critiqued experiments in the second half of the book. I found that critiquing the experiments and comparing to the author's critique dragged me kicking and screaming to a better understanding of statistics in biological experiments. The book has trained me to quickly review other experiments well.

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Biostatistics: Experimental Design And Statistical Inference
James F. Zolman
Manufacturer: Oxford University Press, USA
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OKJ42Q

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Follow true stories of a turn of the century archeologist dealing with natives, headhunters, poisonous snakes, dead employees, and a stranded ship with no water. All in a days work while trying to discover the link between Mayans and Polynesians.

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Jungle Fever.......2003-03-08

I picked up a hard copy first edition of this at the Strand in NYC. This is the type of book I love. Well written adventure in a world that has passed. What has also passed is book quality. The edition I have is so solidly put together, someone will pick up same in 2070 and no doubt enjoy this book as much as I did. A testament to the hardware and software . The 20 and 30s period was at the cusp of when the jungles of Malaysia, Panama, and Brazil were not yet overly intruded upon by the outside world. Lawrence's sense of humor in the many situations ultimately demonstrate his respect for the locals and locale (but his being a "boss" on these expeditions hides that a bit). Incidences of death amongst colleagues, porters, and now rare wildlife (there are few tiger hunts here that are bit sad)are too easily put aside. But on a one off basis there are some great moments with the West Pointer in Panama, the irresponsible American kid taken along to the Philippines, the hardships of the overweight archeologist up the Amazon, the tiger encounter in Malaysia and more. I laughed aloud many times. This balances the distress one gets on a de-capitation or two and depletion of Sumatran rhinos. An excellent read. Some of the situations tie out so wonderfully here that one wonders about some creeping fiction. I have found though that travel done right leads one into situations that can not be made up. Lawrence, I keep my doubts in check.

An Outstanding Work of Ridiculous Self-Importance.......2001-12-03

Lawrence Griswold's account of his travels in South America and southeast Asia in the 1920s and 30s is as endearing as it is ridiculous. Much in the same manner as the geographers and historians of the ancient world, his narrative walks the fine line between epic real-life experience and absurd, cliched hyperbole. The result is an entertaining tale of faraway places in a time when the world was a little less accessible, and political correctness had not yet been invented. Griswold's unflappable persona in the work coupled with his descriptions of the people he meets along the way provides most of the humor, as well as the ridiculousness of several of the situations in which he and his traveling companions find themselves. The anecdotal and episodic nature of the book means that it is not a whole unit overall, but Griswold does an excellent job of finishing his creation with flourish: the tale of the Komodo dragon and the castor oil.

Real life Indiana Jones and his true tall tales........1999-05-11

Our all-American adventurer friend, Lawrence Griswald takes his archaeology passion to the jungles of Central and South America where he meets with killers, traps and really big snakes. Then, off to Indonesia to be the first to capture the deadly living dinosaur: the Komodo Dragon. If these 20's and 30's Indiana Jones adventures are to be believed, then Griswold was the greatest explorer ever. Otherwise, he's the greatest story spinner ever. Either way, who cares. Watch out for the chapter called "Thirst!"

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Tombs, Travel and Trouble
Lawrence GRISWOLD
Manufacturer: Robert Hale
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000NZ8D2Y

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"That's what 145th Street is like. Something funny happens... and then something bad happens. It's almost as if the block is reminding itself that life is hard, and you have to take it seriously." Walter Dean Myers's book of interconnected short stories is a sweet and sour mix of the comedy and tragedy of the human condition, played out against the backdrop of the Harlem neighborhood that is centered around 145th Street. In this 'hood, teens will become acquainted with the mysterious 12-year-old Angela, whose sad dreams seem to predict the future for an unlucky few, and the fast-talking Jamie Farrell, a smooth basketball player who's praying that his streak of good luck doesn't end before he can ask out Celia Evora, "the finest chick in the school." They will chuckle at the affable Big Joe, who wants to enjoy his funeral party while he's still alive, yet feel their hearts tighten when Big Time Henson senses his drug addiction drawing him closer and closer to an early grave.

Myers frankly discusses the consequences of violence, drive-bys and gang war through his articulate characters, but tempers these episodes with such a love of his fictional community that every character shines through with the hope and strength of a survivor. Changing his point of view from teen to adult and back again through each vignette, Myers successfully builds a bridge of understanding between adolescents and adults that will help each group better understand the problems of the other. A worthy and recommended read that beautifully illustrates the good that can come out of a community that stands together. Newbery Honor-winning Myers has written more than 50 books, including Monster and Fallen Angels. (Ages 12 and older) --Jennifer Hubert

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A salty, wrenchingly honest collection of stories set on one block of 145th Street. We get to know the oldest resident; the cop on the beat; fine Peaches and her girl, Squeezie; Monkeyman; and Benny, a fighter on the way to a knockout. We meet Angela, who starts having prophetic dreams after her father is killed; Kitty, whose love for Mack pulls him back from the brink; and Big Joe, who wants a bang-up funeral while he's still around to enjoy it. Some of these stories are private, and some are the ones behind the headlines. In each one, characters jump off the page and pull readers right into the mix on 1-4-5.

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145th street.......2006-12-31

The book 145th street has a lot of short stories. And many things happened in 145th street one block, that do not happen anywhere in the world. Some of the stories are funny or in some of them something bad happen. But all stories teach us a lesson. Also, help us to undertand real life, because life is not easy is hard and if we want to survive in this world we have to take life seriously. The most interesting stories in this book are first, Big Joe's funeral, second, fighter and third, Angela's Eyes.

For many reasons, these stories Big Joe's funeral, Figher and Angela's Eyes are the most interesting stories in the book. First, Big Joe's Funeral is about that Joe decided to cancel his life insurance, because he has been paying for it twenty years. Finally he decided to canceled his insurance and the insurance company will pay him. This story was funny because he decided to have he is own funeral, and also because he was peeling potatoes for his own funeral. The second most interesting story was Fighter. It was interesting, because teach us a lesson. It is about a young husban who was named Billy Giles and he has a wife and a little cute baby. Bill Giles has to boxing to bring money to his family, because he did not study and that is why he had to fight. Him wife Johnnie Mae knows that her husband is going to fight again and she was crying, because it is possible that something bad happened to her husban. Finally, Bill Giles get hurt, but his wife always give support to him. The third most interesting story was Angela's Eyes. It is about, a girl named Andela who has 12 years old. Also this story is mysterious because Angela with her dreams she will predict the future, for an unlucky few.

In Conclusion, this book is interesting, because all the short stories tell us a moral or a lesson. In other way help us to take reaction in life and show us how hard is life. But in the same way the book tell us a funny stories that do not happened any where alse in the world. For all those reasons the people who read this book recomend it.

Roxana

145th street /Michelle.......2006-03-21

(Big Joe's funeral)

This book has many stories in this chapter it about big Joe's funeral. Many things happened in 145th that don't happen anywhere in the world. But of course ha, ha, ha, this is New York
And it is 145th and anything happens there. When I heard about Big Joe's funeral it didn't take me by surprise.

Joe's funeral took place on one of the most beautiful day of the year. And one of the hottest day of the year. That is why everyone was watching the fire works out their fire escapes and trying to catch a breeze with an ice tea in your hand.

Ms. Peaches Jones who is fifteen year's old was definitely wrong because she didn't give Joe any respect. A person ought to have respect for other people all of the time, but especially at two times during their life. The first time is when they are born. When a baby is born you shouldn't say discouraging this about it like what my grandma use to say always respect the living at time of life because when they gone they gone for ever.

Big Joe owns a Bar-B-que and burger restaurant. He decided to cancel his life insurance because he has been paying for it for twenty years. If he canceled his insurance the insurance company will pay him. Than when he got the check 2 weeks later for the amount of eighteen thousand dollars that is when he decided to have a funeral.

It was funny that he was peeling potatoes in his own restaurant for his own funereal. No one know what Joe meant by having his own funeral party up to he explain it to people and it made sense to them, he throw himself a funeral the awesome people throw a party. Then he went to the funeral home to have someone arrange his funeral. At first Mr.tuener didn't think about it but when he saw that live people were having funerals would greatly increase his business and he said okay.

This is call am doing my own funeral wall I am alive cuz I want it my way not celebrity my death way I am dead and Turing out a mess.

145th Street.......2005-07-20

I think i should give this to my sister cause she likes books with stories in it because im in to action books that involve drugs and guns and girls and robbings stuff like that dont get me wrong it was an ok book but i just dont like reading a story and then i get into to it but then it cuts into a whole other story i wouldved really liked it but it just cuts out the story and i dont like stories in a book i like it to be one main subject thru the whole book for u can get into to it and see what happens i knew what was gonna happen in this book it was gonna get good then it was gonna change stories

Fat Joe's wedding .......2005-05-05

This stories theme was about keeping the good friends you have and gathering together!

145th Street Stories.......2004-10-04

I liked the book because it was funny. All the short stories are a good length, and they all can make you laugh. My favorite story will have to be Monkey Man. Monkey Man had saved a girl from a gang named the Tigros. After that, the tigros wanted to get Monkey Man. Monkey Man told tem to met him in the park, and so the did. He was not serially hurt. Later he was stabbed. He survived. I would recommend this book to others because it was funny.

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145th Street: Short Stories
Walter Dean Myers
Manufacturer: Delacorte Books for Young Readers
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Library Binding

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What They Found: Love on 145th Street
Walter Dean Myers
Manufacturer: Wendy Lamb Books
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Library Binding

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ASIN: 0375937099
Release Date: 2007-09-11

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WALTER DEAN MYERS returns to the world of 145th Street: Short Stories to show how love can be found, and thrive, in the most unlikely places. Curtis finds love in Iraq as he struggles to stay alive in a war he doesn't want to fight, and Letha discovers her own beauty in the love of her child. There is the "good daughter" who realizes that there's only one way to help her brother and her family. Other stories center on the daily drama of the Curl-E-Que beauty shop, or capture the slapstick side of passion.

From the Hardcover edition.

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Courtesy of Teens Read Too.......2007-09-11

I really enjoyed 145th Street: Short Stories when it came out quite a few years ago, so I was anxious to read this new collection of stories. Once again, Walter Dean Myers takes readers into the world on 145th Street. WHAT THEY FOUND revisits the characters of the previous short stories and updates their lives.

The central theme of WHAT THEY FOUND is love. Each story shares a relationship - romantic love, sibling love, parental love, and more. The stories are flavored with Harlem life as only Myers is able to capture.

There's the frustration of loving a brother who is a constant disappointment to the family. Leading a life of drugs and crime takes its toll on love.

There are relationships in the making and relationships beginning to crumble. Myers describes the tough love of women raising babies alone or trying everything to hang onto the father of a child. Some relationships beat the odds stacked against them, while others continue to exist only in dreams.

The final chapter attempts to explain the frightening need for love while facing the world beyond our own front yard. A young soldier from the Harlem neighborhood struggles to survive physically and emotionally in the middle of the violence in Afghanistan. Love offers an oasis from the horrors of war.

Each chapter shares a story and many of them overlap and intertwine as readers are reacquainted with the neighborhood of 145th Street. WHAT THEY FOUND is a welcome companion to the first collection or stands very strongly on its own.

Reviewed by: Sally Kruger, aka "Readingjunky"

145th Street: Short Stories.(Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article): An article from: The Horn Book Magazine

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145th Street: Short Stories.(Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article): An article from: The Horn Book Magazine
R.s.
Manufacturer: Horn Book, Inc.
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Digital

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This digital document is an article from The Horn Book Magazine, published by Horn Book, Inc. on March 1, 2000. The length of the article is 1021 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: 145th Street: Short Stories.(Review)(Young Adult Review)(Brief Article)
Author: R.s.
Publication: The Horn Book Magazine (Magazine/Journal)
Date: March 1, 2000
Publisher: Horn Book, Inc.
Volume: 76 Issue: 2 Page: 198

Article Type: Book Review, Young Adult Review, Brief Article

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Paint and coating raw matirials.......2000-01-10

I have no review, but I prepare my first one

Handbook of Paint and Coating Raw Materials: Chemical Products With Trade Name Cross-Reference

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Handbook of Paint and Coating Raw Materials: Chemical Products With Trade Name Cross-Reference

Manufacturer: Gower Publishing Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0566078236

Handbook of Paint and Coating Raw Materials: Trade Name Products

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Handbook of Paint and Coating Raw Materials: Trade Name Products

Manufacturer: Gower Publishing Company
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0566078244

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The Handbook of Paint and Coating Raw Materials, in its second edition, contains more that 50% additional trade names and generic chemicals with expanded information for individual entries. It describes more than 18,000 trade name and generic chemical ingredients that are used in the formulation of paint and coating products available from international manufacturers. With a worldwide focus on new or alternative materials for the development of efficient coatings, it is essential for professionals associated with this industry to have immediate access to current, accurate, and comprehensive information on these ingredients in order to make informed decisions on their selection. This reference provides such a resource. The chemicals and materials contained in this reference include: Accelerators, Adhesion Promoters, Antioxidants, Antiskinning agents, Fungicides, Coalescing agents, Diluents, Defoamer, Dispersants, Driers, Emulsifier, Fire retardants, Flow control agents, Gloss aids, Leveling agents, Marproofing agents, Pigments, Polymers, Resins, Slip agents, Thickeners, UV stabilizers, Viscosity control agents, Wetting agents, and many more! Paint and coating application areas include: Architectural Coatings, Powder Coatings, Wood Coatings, Marine Coatings, Maintenance Coatings, Highway/Traffic Marking Paints, Aerosol Paints, Coil Coatings, UV light curable coatings Product Features include: Click and Go Contents Menus-- contents always tracks where you are; click on a topic and it instantly appears Full-Text Search-- words, phrases and queries; from simple to complex Keyword Index Browser-- browse through thousands of key word entries organized by major categories; search as you type feature Multi-Book Access--This title's information is seamlessly accessible from other Synapse Library titles. Additional features: Print hit lists, search and index results, individual topics and sections Cut and paste fully formatted mouse-selected text into other applications View pop-up topics before jumping to them Annotate and create bookmarks on specific entries Minimum CPU speed and RAM requirements for Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, and XP Screen Resolution: 800x600 CD or DVD ROM Mouse or other Tracking Device Recommended System: 233 MHz Pentium II or faster Intel-compatible CPU Screen Resolution: 1280X1024 (256 or more colors) 128 MB (Windows 95, 98, Me, NT, 2000, and XP)

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Handbook of Paint Raw Materials
Ernest W. Flick
Manufacturer: Noyes Publications
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover

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ASIN: 0815511841

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Describes nearly 4000 currently available raw materials. Data represent selections from manufacturers' descriptions made at no cost to, nor influence from, makers or distributors of these materials.

Handbook of Paint and Coating Raw Materials

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Handbook of Paint and Coating Raw Materials
Michael Ash
Manufacturer: NY
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000MUBYZ8

Manual for colour matching and paint raw material testing

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Manual for colour matching and paint raw material testing

Manufacturer: Selection and Industrial Training Administration Ltd
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Binding: Unknown Binding

Raw Materials (Paints and Varnishes - Iso Standards Handbook , Vol 2)

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Raw Materials (Paints and Varnishes - Iso Standards Handbook , Vol 2)

Manufacturer: Natl Assn of Corrosion
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Binding: Paperback

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ASIN: 926710201X

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Stories that interrelate in surprising, often brilliant ways.......2003-01-16

When I discovered this book, I was already writing a story cycle of my own, The Acorn Stories. Winesburg, Ohio became a strong influence on that book, and also led me to write New Readings of Winesburg, Ohio. In Sherwood Anderson's acclaimed story cycle, a small town finds itself entering the twentieth century with loneliness and confusion. The same industrialism that Anderson would explore so well in his novel Poor White also asserts itself constantly here, turning a beautiful landscape into a sometimes desecrated one.

The young reporter George Willard appears in most of the stories, providing a connection for people who feel they lack connection and a voice for people who feel they lack a voice. Though many readers consider this book a bleak and disjointed novel, I consider it a collection of stories that interrelate in surprising, often brilliant ways. As for the bleak part, please also look at the many moments of comfort, the many sparks of inspiration.

I eventually lost track of how many times I read Winesburg, Ohio. I just know I'll read it again.

a benevolent look at the grotesque nature of human beings.......2001-11-02

This book from 1919 really deserves to be read more often and by more people. It is a collection of 23 linked short stories, and is prefaced by a very strange frame narration called "The Book of the Grotesque." Anderson's basic premise is that any time a person clings to a notion of truth, he or she becomes grotesque. This is an interesting rallying cry for cultural relativism, particularly given the time period in which it was written. The stories themselves, which tend to have a quiet, almost meditative tone reflective of small town life in the midwest, are subtle. They usually concern only one or two people in the town of Winesburg, and usually depict a point where the character goes wrong, usually because of stubbornly clinging to a misguided belief or idea. The stories are further linked by the young man George Willard, who for a while serves as the town's newspaper reporter. Highly recommended!

Sherwood Anderson: Winesburg, Ohio, Text and criticism (The Viking critical library)

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Sherwood Anderson: Winesburg, Ohio, Text and criticism (The Viking critical library)
Sherwood Anderson
Manufacturer: Viking Press
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B0007EYB4A

Winesburg Ohio: Text and Criticism ( Viking Critical Library Edition)

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Winesburg Ohio: Text and Criticism ( Viking Critical Library Edition)
Sherwood ; Ferres, John H. (ed) Anderson
Manufacturer: Viking, (1966)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Hardcover
ASIN: B000UW0ZCG

Winesburg, Ohio : Text and Criticism (Critical Studies)

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Winesburg, Ohio : Text and Criticism (Critical Studies)
Sherwood; Ferres, John H. (editor) Anderson
Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
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Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OIU3J6

Winesburg, Ohio: Text and Criticism (Viking Critical Library)

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Winesburg, Ohio: Text and Criticism (Viking Critical Library)
Sherwood Ferres, John H. (Editor) Anderson
Manufacturer: Penguin (Non-Classics)
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000OJ1K3S

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Winesburg, Ohio: Text and Criticism (Viking Critical Library)
Sherwood; Edited By John H. Ferres Anderson
Manufacturer: Viking Pr
ProductGroup: Book
Binding: Paperback
ASIN: B000NY85KA

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