0.1 – Disclaimers and copyright
Disclaimers
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Because this is a biostatistics book, many of the examples and problems come from the medical and biomedical research literature. Nothing in this eBook, or included as part of any accompanying text, web site, or supplemental material to this eBook, should be construed as an attempt to offer or render a medical opinion or otherwise engage in the practice of medicine. I may be a doctor, but I’m not that kind of doctor.
Financial and opinion disclaimers
This site is solely supported by me, Michael “Mike” Dohm, and I don’t monetize the site. Responsibility for the content rests with me, not my employer, Chaminade University of Honolulu. The opinions expressed on this website, or supplemental material to this website, are solely those of the myself and do not necessarily reflect the views of my employer. Chaminade University is not responsible for any errors or omissions in this content or any damages resulting from its use.
Trademark Notice
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Product or corporate names may be trademarks or registered trademarks, and are used only for identification and explanation without intent to infringe or endorse. A partial listing of products mentioned or discussed in this book include the following.
Copyright of the R statistical programming language is held by the R Foundation. R and R Commander are freely available under the GNU General Public License.
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No-responsibility disclaimer
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Coding examples are provided throughout this eBook. No warranty applies; use of any code examples from this eBook and the “use at your own risk” liability disclaimer applies. The author shall not be liable for any loss of data or other direct or indirect losses that may or may not result from use of code presented herein.
Fair use disclaimer
All efforts to cite and reference scholarly works as needed are included, but there may be some content that may inadvertently refer to works not authorized by the copyright holder. However, Mike’s Biostatistics Book falls under Section 107 of the Copyright Act because it is intended for educational purposes only.
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How to cite this work
If you wish to use this material, please cite as Dohm, Michael R (2025) Mike’s Biostatistics Book version 2.0, biostatistics.letgen.org. The eBook does contain my attempt at evidence-based opinion on many statistics subjects. However, as the work is not peer-reviewed, and, like most textbooks, is predominately a secondary source, I would not recommend the eBook as a sole-source reference.
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0.1 – Disclaimers and copyright