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Working with Data in Public Health: A Practical Pathway with R
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Working with Data in Public Health: A Practical Pathway with R [electronic resource] / by Peng Zhao.
ISBN
9789819901357
Edition
1st ed. 2023.
Publication
Singapore : Springer Nature Singapore : Imprint: Springer, 2023.
Physical Description
1 online resource (XIII, 194 p.) 46 illus., 33 illus. in color.
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Summary
This book provides a complete practical guide of processing data in public health with R language. On the basis of the author's research and teaching experiences, this book serves either as a textbook for undergraduates and graduates in public health or as a tutorial for self-learning. Many first-hand examples are presented with source data, R scripts, and graphs, as well as detailed explanations, which could be easily reproduced by readers so as to better understand the data processing principles and procedures. Popular and novel R packages in public health are introduced as well.
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Language
English
Added to Catalog
April 05, 2023
Contents
Part I. Collecting data
Research design
Sampling data
Part II. Processing data
Cleaning data
Data types
Part III. Analyzing data
Statistics
Hypothesis testing
Model
R packages in public health
Part IV. Visualizing data
Basic graphs
Advanced plotting packages
Interactive graphs
Part V. Presenting data
Data reports
poster and slides
Manuscript and Thesis
Part VI. Managing data
Project management
Appendix.
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