| Description |
1 online resource (viii, 218 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Front Cover; Contents; Preface to fourth edition; Dedication; Acknowledgements; Chapter 1: What are statistics?; Chapter 2: Populations and samples; Chapter 3: Random sampling; Chapter 4: Presenting data; Chapter 5: Frequencies, percentages, proportions and rates; Chapter 6: Types of data; Chapter 7: Mean, median and mode; Chapter 8: Centiles; Chapter 9: Standard deviation; Chapter 10: Standard error; Chapter 11: Normal distribution; Chapter 12: Confidence intervals; Chapter 13: Probability; Chapter 14: Hypothesis tests and P-values; Chapter 15: The t-tests; Chapter 16: Data checking |
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Chapter 17: Parametric and non-parametric tests; Chapter 18: Correlation and linear regression; Chapter 19: Analysis of variance and some other types of regression; Chapter 20: Chi-squared test; Chapter 21: Statistical power and sample size; Chapter 22: Effect size; Chapter 23: What is epidemiology?; Chapter 24: Bias and confounding; Chapter 25: Measuring disease frequency; Chapter 26: Measuring association in epidemiology; Chapter 27: Prevalence studies; Chapter 28: Questionnaires; Chapter 29: Cohort studies; Chapter 30: Case-control studies; Chapter 31: Randomised controlled trials |
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Chapter 32: Screening; Chapter 33: Evidence-based healthcare; Glossary of terms; Appendix 1: Statistical tables; Appendix 2: Exercises; Appendix 3: Answers to exercises; References; Further reading: a selection; Back Cover |
| Summary |
"Basic Statistics and Epidemiology is a straightforward primer in basic statistics that emphasizes its practical use in epidemiology and public health, providing an understanding of essential topics such as study design, data analysis and statistical methods used in the execution of medical research. Assuming no prior knowledge, the clarity of the text and care of presentation ensure those new to, or challenged by, these topics are given a thorough introduction without being overwhelmed by unnecessary detail."--Provided by publisher |
| Notes |
Previous edition: Abingdon: Radcliffe Pub., 2010 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
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Description from print format record |
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Print version record |
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Medical statistics.
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Epidemiology.
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Mathematical statistics.
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Epidemiologic Methods
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Statistics as Topic -- methods
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Epidemiology
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Holism.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Reference.
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MEDICAL -- Alternative Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Atlases.
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MEDICAL -- Essays.
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MEDICAL -- Family & General Practice.
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MEDICAL -- Holistic Medicine.
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MEDICAL -- Osteopathy.
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Epidemiology.
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Mathematical statistics.
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Medical statistics.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781498783545 |
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1498783546 |
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