| Description |
1 online resource |
| Series |
Open textbook library |
| Contents |
Acknowledgement of Country -- Publisher Information -- Accessibility Information -- About the Author -- Acknowledgments -- Main Body -- 1. Introduction to quantitative literacy -- 2. Measurement uncertainty and significant figures -- 3. Estimation (sanity checking) -- 4. Biological scale -- 5. Scientific notation and SI units -- 6. Blood composition -- 7. Solutions and concentrations -- 8. Dilutions -- 9. Medical diagnostics -- Measurement, uncertainty and distributions -- 10. Medical diagnostics -- Sensitivity and specificity -- 11. Correlation, causation and confounding variables -- 12. Growth and decay -- Exponents and logarithms -- 13. Further reading and bibliography -- Appendix: Answers to problems -- Versioning History -- Review Statement |
| Summary |
Foundations of Biomedical Science: Quantitative Literacy Theory and Problems is designed to help students develop the fundamental mathematical and quantitative literacy required to navigate and interpret evidence-based Biomedical data. This will provide students with the skills and confidence to habitually question any quantitative data they come across and to use these skills to make informed judgements regarding their veracity |
| Notes |
Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike |
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In English |
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Description based on print resource |
| Subject |
Mathematics -- Textbooks
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Science -- Textbooks
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Mathematics
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Science
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| Genre/Form |
Textbooks
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Pakay, Julian author
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Open Textbook Library, distributor.
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| ISBN |
9780648468189 |
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0648468186 |
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