Kirkwood, Betty R. creator Sterne, Jonathan A. C. ebrary, Inc text bibliography mau Malden, Mass Blackwell Pub. 2003 2nd ed. monographic eng

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x, 501 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. 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. Betty R. Kirkwood, Jonathan A.C. Sterne. Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2010. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Medicine Research Statistical methods Medical statistics R853.S7 K497 2003 610/.7/27 9780865428713 http://ezproxy.cc.andrews.edu/login?URL=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/andrews/Doc?id=10419207 http://ezproxy.cc.andrews.edu/login?URL=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/andrews/Doc?id=10419207 CaPaEBR 020920 20141002114416.0