Gilbert Omenn
University of Michigan
Book Recommendations:
Recommended by Gilbert Omenn
“This splendid book meets a major need in public health, medicine, and biomedical research training. It is a user-friendly biostatistics text for non-mathematicians that clearly explains how to make sense of statistical results, avoid common mistakes in data analysis, avoid being confused by statistical nonsense, and how to make research more reproducible. Students may enjoy statistics for the first time!” (from Amazon)
Intuitive Biostatistics takes a non-technical, non-quantitative approach to statistics and emphasizes interpretation of statistical results rather than the computational strategies for generating statistical data. This makes the text especially useful for those in health-science fields who have not taken a biostatistics course before. The text is also an excellent resource for professionals in labs, acting as a conceptually oriented and accessible biostatistics guide. With an engaging and conversational tone, Intuitive Biostatistics provides a clear introduction to statistics for undergraduate and graduate students and also serves as a statistics refresher for working scientists.