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Essential medical statistics
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Title
Essential medical statistics / Betty R. Kirkwood, Jonathan A.C. Sterne.
ISBN
0865428719
Edition
2nd ed.
Published
Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Science, 2003.
Physical Description
x, 501 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Notes
Rev. ed. of: Essentials of medical statistics / Betty R. Kirkwood. 1988.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
August 14, 2012
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [487]-492) and index.
Contents
Using this book
Defining the data
Displaying the data
Means, standard deviations and standard errors
The normal distribution
Confidence interval for a mean
Comparison of two means: confidence intervals, hypothesis tests and P-values
Using P-values and confidence intervals to interpret the results of statistical analyses
Comparison of means from several groups: analysis of variance
Linear regression and correlation
Multiple regression
Goodness of fit and regression diagnostics
Transformations
Probability, risks and odds (of disease)
Proportions and the binomial distribution
Comparing two proportions
Chi-squared tests for 2 x 2 and larger contingency tables
Controlling for confounding: stratification
Logistic regression: comparing two or more exposure groups
Logistic regression: controlling for confounding and other extensions
Matched studies
Longitudinal studies, rates and the Poisson distribution
Comparing rates
Poisson regression
Standardization
Survival analysis: displaying and comparing survival patterns
Regressional analysis of survival data
Likelihood
Regression modelling
Relaxing model assumptions
Analysis of clustered data
Systematic reviews and meta-analysis
Bayesian statistics
Linking analysis to study design: summary of methods
Calculation of required sample size
Measurement error: assessment and implications
Measures of association and impact
Strategies for analysis
Appendix: statistical tables.
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