Biostatistics and Epidemiology A Primer for Health Professionals
Biostatistics and Epidemiology: A Primer for Health Professionals focuses on the underlying framework of the field and offers practical guidelines for research and interpretation. In addition to major sections devoted to statistics and epidemiology, the book includes a comprehensive exploration of t...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Springer New York
1995, 1995
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| Edition: | 2nd ed. 1995 |
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| Collection: | Springer Book Archives -2004 - Collection details see MPG.ReNa |
Table of Contents:
- 1. The Scientific Method
- 2. A Little Bit of Probability
- 3. Mostly about Statistics
- 4. Mostly about Epidemiology
- 5. Mostly about Screening
- 6. Mostly about Clinical Trials
- 7. Mostly about Quality of Life
- Postscript A Few Parting Comments on the Impact of Epidemiology on Human Lives
- Appendix A Critical Values of Chi-Square, Z, and t
- Appendix B Fisher’s Exact Test
- Appendix C Kruskal-Wallis Nonparametric Test to Compare Several Groups
- Appendix D How to Calculate a Correlation Coefficient
- Appendix E Age-Adjustment
- Appendix F Confidence Limits on Odds Ratios
- Appendix G Determining Appropriateness of Change Scores
- References
- Suggested Readings