Statistical Methods in Epidemiology

Harold A. Kahn, Christopher T. Sempos (Autoren)

Buch | Softcover

320 Seiten

1989
Oxford University Press (Verlag)
978-0-19-505049-3 (ISBN)

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This book is based on Kahn's An Introduction to Epidemiological Methods (OUP, 1983). As the title change indicates, its discussion of the statistical concepts and methods that are fundamental to epidemiology has been substantially expanded. New material and two new chapters have been added, as well as an appendix of data from the Framingham Heart Study.

This book is based on Kahn's An Introduction to Epidemiological Methods (OUP, 1983). As the title change indicates, its discussion of the statistical concepts and methods that are fundamental to epidemiology has been substantially expanded. New material has been added throughout and there are two new chapters - 'Comparison of Numerical Results for Various methods of Adjustment' and 'The Primacy of Data Collection' - as well as an appendix of data from the Framingham Heart Study.

Harold A. Kahn is Visiting Professor of Epidemiology, John Hopkins University. Christopher T. Sempos is an epidemiologist at the National Center for Health Statistics.

Review of selected elementary statistics; Random sampling; Relative risk and odds ratio; Attributable risk; Adjustment of data without use of multivariate models; Adjustment of data using multivariate models; Follow-up studies: life tables; Follow-up studies: person years; Comparison of numerical results for various methods of adjustment; The primacy of data collection.

Erscheint lt. Verlag	26.10.1989
Reihe/Serie	Monographs in Epidemiology and Biostatistics ; 12
Zusatzinfo	numerous tables, figures
Verlagsort	Oxford
Sprache	englisch
Maße	156 x 235 mm
Gewicht	363 g
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Mathematik ► Analysis
Themenwelt	Studium ► Querschnittsbereiche ► Epidemiologie / Med. Biometrie
ISBN-10	0-19-505049-5 / 0195050495
ISBN-13	978-0-19-505049-3 / 9780195050493
Zustand	Neuware