Principles of Biostatistics, 3rd Edition

Welcome to the Principles of Biostatistics 3rd edition companion repository!

This repository contains the datasets and Stata and R code used for the Further Applications examples for each chapter, as well as the datasets used in the Review Exercises throughout the book.

Folder details:

• Data for Main Text: contains data files needed for most tables and figures throughout the book. Each data file is a Stata data file (.dta). There is also a spreadsheet with details about each data file, and which chapter(s) use the dataset. Note that data files were created using Stata version 16 and may not open for older versions of Stata.

• Data for Review Exercises: contains all data files needed for the Review Exercises throughout the book. Each data file is a Stata data file (.dta). There is also a spreadsheet with details about each data file, and which chapter(s) use the dataset. Note that data files were created using Stata version 16 and may not open for older versions of Stata.

• Files for Further Applications: contains all data files (.dta files) and code needed for the Further Applications sections throughout the book. Data files are available in the Data for Further Applications folder, R code is available in the R Code folder, and Stata code is available in the Stata Code folder. Note that data files were created using Stata version 16 and may not open for older versions of Stata.

• Solutions Manual: The solutions to exercises from chapters 1-10 and 12 have been posted. We are continuously working on the solutions manual and will update the solutions pdf file as we complete the exercises for each chapter. The solutions manual for the 2nd edition can be used for exercises in the 3rd edition that have not changed from the previous edition.

Errata:

• Review Exercises, chapter 6, exercise 5c: this question references Figure 6.3 in the main text, but Figure 6.2 should be referenced instead.
• Review Exercises, chapter 9, exercise 11: the table is missing a row. The value 2.37 should be added to the Calcium column and a corresponding value of 42 to the Albumin column.

Please cite: Pagano, M., Gauvreau, K., & Mattie, H. (2022). Principles of Biostatistics (3rd ed.). Chapman and Hall/CRC. https://doi.org/10.1201/9780429340512

If you have any questions or find any errors, please reach out to Dr. Heather Mattie at hemattie@hsph.harvard.edu