Discrete Distributions: Applications in the Health Sciences

by Daniel Zelterman, Ph.D. ’83, professor of public health (biostatistics) (Wiley) This book provides an overview of discrete distributions and their applications in the health sciences. Zelterman focuses on real examples, giving insight into the utility of the models, the properties of each distribution and the methods that led to their development. Examples come from the health sciences, including cancer and epidemiology, and from demography.