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 manuscript, or included as part of any accompanying text, web site, or supplemental material to this manuscript, 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 and I don’t monetize the site. Responsibility for the content rests with me, not my employer, Chaminade University of Honolulu.
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.
The R statistical programming language is implemented in this book; R is freely available under the GNU General Public License.
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I have included several cartoons from the wonderful xkcd.com series by Randall Munroe. Copyright clearly belongs to xkcd.
Other products mentioned in this eBook are the trademarks of their registered owners.
No-responsibility disclaimer
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Coding examples are provided throughout this eBook. No warranty applies and 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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If you wish to use this material, please cite as Dohm, Michael R (2020) Mike’s Biostatistics Book, biostatistics.letgen.org. However, as the work is not peer-reviewed I would not recommend the e-book as a sole-source reference.
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0.1 – Disclaimers and copyright