This accessible text lucidly explains these concepts and illustrates t heir uses with examples from biomedical research. The author presents the material in a very unique, straightforward manner which avoids tec hnical jargon and does not assume a strong background in mathematics. The text uses a step-by-step approach by explaining one concept at a t ime in a set of facing pages, with text on the left page and graphics on the right page; the graphics pages can be copied directly onto tran sparencies for teaching. Ideal for courses in biostatistics, fractals, mathematical modeling of...

This edited volume presents examples of social science research projects that employ new methods of quantitative analysis and mathematical modeling of social processes.