.Essentials of Biostatistics in Public Health, Fourth Edition provides a fundamental and engaging background for students learning to apply and appropriately interpret biostatistics applications in the field of public health. Many examples are drawn directly from the author's remarkable clinical experiences with the renowned Framingham Heart Study, making this text practical, interesting, and accessible for those with little mathematical background. The examples are real, relevant, and manageable in size so that students can easily focus on applications rather than become overwhelmed by computations.The Fourth Edition has been thoroughly updated, and now offers a new chapter on career opportunities in biostatistics and new case studies focused on COVID-19 within each chapter. This edition also includes free access to JMP(R) Student Subscription (a $29.95 value).New cases based on COVID-19 highlight the importance and practical applications of biostatistics for addressing the pandemic.New chapter on careers in biostatistics provides helpful guidance and insight to undergraduates choosing a career.Chapter opening "In the News Feature" raises key questions and highlights issues from the news/social media to engage students in thinking about the specific application about to be discussed in light of the important problems that impact people and health 2 workbooks within the main eBook include offer step-by-step instructions and many how-to screenshots Updated Excel Workbook provides hands-on experience with statistical computing using Microsoft ExcelNew accompanying JMP workbook provides exercises and examples of statistical computing using JMP New JMP(R) Student Subscription - included for free download with purchase of the book or eBookNew full-color designLearn more about Lisa Sullivan's new Fourth Edition, its accompanying workbooks, and her experience using JMP software with her own students in her recent webinar, Engaging Students in Biostatistics: Using Statistical Computing to Promote Learning."Dr. Sullivan has won numerous teaching awards for her skills and commitment to education in Biostatistics, including the Association of Schools of Public Health Award for Teaching Excellence. She possesses a unique combination of sophisticated Biostatistics expertise and a clear and engaging writing style-one that can draw students in and help them understand even the most difficult topic. I am delighted that Dr. Sullivan has included her book and workbook in our Essential Public Health series. There is no better book to recommend for the anxious student first confronting the field of Biostatistics." Richard Riegelman, MD, MPH, PhD Founding Dean, The George Washington University Milken Institute School of Public Health Editor, The Essential Public Health Series

'Lisa M. Sullivan, PhD, is the associate dean for education, professor and former chair of biostatistics at the Boston University School of Public Health.' Her scholarship is in development and evaluation of risk prediction models mainly for a range of cardiovascular outcomes in the Framingham Heart Study and include the risk functions for coronary heart disease which featured prominently in the National Cholesterol Education Program's Adult Treatment Panel III.' She also has experience with randomized clinical trials and large, international observational studies of the effects of various exposures and treatments on adverse outcomes of pregnancy.' She has published over 220 scientific journal articles and several book chapters on these topics.' She is author of Essentials of Biostatistics in Public Health, currently in it 3rd edition.' She is also co-author of Introductory Applied Biostatistics, co-editor of Teaching Public Health, and was co-editor-in-chief of the Encyclopedia of Clinical Trials.' Sullivan was the Principal Investigator for the Boston University Summer Institute for Training in Biostatistics, continuously funded since 2004, designed to interest undergraduates in the field of biostatistics.' She is also the former Co-Director of the Graduate Program in Biostatistics at Boston University.' Sullivan has won numerous awards for excellence in teaching both at the undergraduate and graduate levels, including the Norman A. Scotch Award for Excellence in Teaching which is presented annually to an individual who has made outstanding and sustained contributions to the education program at Boston University School of Public Health. She was awarded the prestigious Metcalf Award for Excellence in Teaching at Boston University and also the ASPH/Pfizer Award for Teaching Excellence - an award given annually to the outstanding teacher in accredited schools of public health in North America.' She also received the Outstanding Teaching Award from the Section on Teaching Statistics in the Health Sciences of the American Statistical Association, the Massachusetts ACE National Network of Women Leaders Leadership Award and the Mosteller Statistician of the Year award presented by the Boston Chapter of the American Statistical Association.