Epidemiology: An Introduction
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Kenneth J. Rothman |
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Oxford University Press |
| Copyright: |
2002 |
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978-0-19-513554-1 |
| Pages: |
223; paperback |
| Price: |
$31.35 |
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Comment from the Stata technical group
The study of epidemiology requires a deep understanding of statistics. Many
texts focus on formulas, calculations, and software rather than on the
concepts you need to know. It's easy to get lost in all the jargon.
This text is ideal for beginners in epidemiological statistics to learn the
terminology and understand how and when to use statistical tools. The next
focuses on concepts, not on mathematics, and discusses statistical
techniques in the context of the real problems they can solve. This text
bridges the gap between what is taught in an introductory statistics text
and what you need to be an effective researcher and analyst.
Table of contents
1 Introduction to Epidemiologic Thinking
2 What Is Causation?
3 Measuring Disease Occurrence and Causal Effects
4 Types of Epidemiologic Study
5 Biases in Study Design
6 Random Error and the Role of Statistics
7 Analyzing Simple Epidemiologic Data
8 Controlling Confounding by Stratifying Data
9 Measuring Interactions
10 Using Regression Models in Epidemiologic Analysis
11 Epidemiology in Clinical Settings
Appendix
Index
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