Statistical Methods in Epidemiology
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Book Overview
This book is an expanded version of the Kahn's widely used text, An Introduction to Epidemiologic Methods (Oxford, 1983). It provides clear insight into the basic statistical tools used in epidemiology and is written so that those without advanced statistical training can comprehend the ideas underlying the analytical techniques. The authors emphasize the extent to which similar results are obtained from different methods, both simple and complex. To this edition they have added a new chapter on "Comparison of Numerical Results for Various Methods of Adjustment" and also one on "The Primacy of Data Collection." New topics include the Kaplan-Meier product-limit method and the Cox proportional hazards model for analysis of time-related outcomes. An appendix of data from the Framingham Heart Study is used to illustrate the application of various analytical methods to an identical set of real data and provides source material for student exercises. The text has been updated throughout.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0195057511
ISBN13:9780195057515
Release Date:July 1989
Publisher:Oxford University Press, USA
Length:320 Pages
Weight:1.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.3" x 9.6"
Customer Reviews
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Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 14 years ago
for medical students or those which start to study epidemiology and public health professionals, very good simple book
nice introductory level text
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
The authors are reputable epidemiologists who have written a concise and clear elementary treatment of the statistical methods that are used in epidemiology. The book is very practical and includes some major real data sets. The authors spend a lot of time covering random sampling, the relative risk and the odds ratio and provide enough exercises at the end of the chapters to engage the students. This is a great text for a first course or for self-study. It also is a fine reference book for statisticians and practitioners.
Kahn and Sempos
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 24 years ago
What we like. Comprehensive, concise, and clear. Fills the VOID left by other epidemiology analysis texts and the statistics not calculated by SPSS and SAS. Our constant companion in each epidemiology research task. What we do not like. More information on regression analysis in the next edition please.
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