IntroStat: a hypertext-based electronic textbook to introduce fundamental methods of biomedical statistics

A hypertext-based system called IntroStat has been developed to introduce fundamental methods of statistics. Being an electronic text book of probability and statistics, the system features computational capabilities. At the end of the sections describing basic methods of statistics, pages are provided where a user may enter the data and try the methods right there. Some means for branching are provided for easy access to a page of interest, including branching by contents, by index, and by keyword reference. The system design is proposed as a model of an electronic textbook for biomedical statistics.