02606nac a22002891u 4500 2002015537 0865428719 (DNLM)101155046 610.727 K598 1299 1299 Kirkwood, Betty R. Essential medical statistics / Betty R. Kirkwood, Jonathan A.C. Sterne. 2nd ed. Malden, Mass. : Blackwell Science, 2003. x, 501 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. Rev. ed. of: Essentials of medical statistics / Betty R. Kirkwood. 1988. Includes bibliographical references (p. [487]-492) and index. 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. Medicine Research Statistical methods. Medical statistics. Statistics. Biometry. Sterne, Jonathan A. C. Kirkwood, Betty R. BB 610.727K598 1299 1299 0 0 0 0 MAIN MAIN 1ST 2006-08-31 Purchase 5 21 610.727 KIR 000003171 2025-07-15 00:00:00 2018-02-21 BB