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Author Palta, Mari, 1948-

Title Quantitative methods in population health : extensions of ordinary regression / Mari Palta
Published Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley, [2003]
©2003

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 WATERFT HEALTH  614.420727 Pal/Qmi  AVAILABLE
Description xxvi, 311 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Series Wiley series in probability and statistics
Wiley series in probability and statistics.
Contents 1. Review of Ordinary Linear Regression and Its Assumptions -- 2. The Maximum Likelihood Approach to Ordinary Regression -- 3. Reformulating Ordinary Regression Analysis in Matrix Notation -- 4. Variance Matrices and Linear Transformations -- 5. Variance Matrices of Estimators of Regression Coefficients -- 6. Dealing with Unequal Variance Around the Regression Line -- 7. Application of Weighting with Probability Sampling and Nonresponse -- 8. Principles in Dealing with Correlated Data -- 9. A Further Study of How the Transformation Works with Correlated Data -- 10. Random Effects -- 11. The Normal Distribution and Likelihood Revisited -- 12. The Generalization to Non-normal Distributions -- 13. Modeling Binomial and Binary Outcomes -- 14. Modeling Poisson Outcomes - The Analysis of Rates -- 15. Modeling Correlated Outcomes with Generalized Estimating Equations -- App. Matrix Operations
Summary "The study of population health often involves the use of observational data from existing data sets, complex survey designs and longitudinal follow-up. Ordinary regression analysis, familiar to most researchers and practitioners is inadequate for analyzing such data and answering important questions about the relationship of risk factors to health. Nonstatisticians such as epidemiologists and health services researchers require a working knowledge of the sophisticated modeling techniques used by professional statisticians. Quantitative Methods in Population Health provides an accessible guide for students in an applied statistics sequence as well as for practicing researchers and professionals."--BOOK JACKET
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
SUBJECT Population http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no95029552 -- Health aspects http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh00005598 -- Statistical methods. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh2001008679
Subject Population -- Health aspects -- Statistical methods.
Medical statistics.
Regression analysis.
Health surveys -- Statistical methods.
Genre/Form Ebook
LC no. 2003050087
ISBN 0471455059