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050	1	4	_aR853.S7 _bK497 2003
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100	1		_aKirkwood, Betty R. _947014
245	1	0	_aEssential medical statistics _h[electronic resource] / _cBetty R. Kirkwood, Jonathan A.C. Sterne.
250			_a2nd ed.
260			_aMalden, Mass. : _bBlackwell Pub., _c2003.
300			_ax, 501 p. : _bill. ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_aUsing 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.
533			_aElectronic reproduction. _bPalo Alto, Calif. : _cebrary, _d2010. _nAvailable via World Wide Web. _nAccess may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
650		0	_aMedicine _xResearch _xStatistical methods. _947015
650		0	_aMedical statistics. _947016
700	1		_aSterne, Jonathan A. C. _947017
710	2		_aebrary, Inc. _947018
856	4	0	_uhttp://ezproxy.cc.andrews.edu/login?URL=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/andrews/Doc?id=10419207 _zAn electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
942			_2lcc _cBOOK _hR 853.S7 _iK497 2003
999			_c13351 _d13351