Biostatistical Methods in Epidemiology (eBook)

STEPHEN C. NEWMAN, MD, MSc, is Professor of Psychiatry at the University of Alberta, Canada.

Introduction.

Measurement Issues in Epidemiology.

Binomial Methods for Single Sample Closed Cohort Data.

Odds Ratio Methods for Unstratified Closed Cohort Data.

Odds Ratio Methods for Stratified Closed Cohort Data.

Risk Ratio Methods for Closed Cohort Data.

Risk Difference Methods for Closed Cohort Data.

Survival Analysis.

Kaplan-Meier and Actuarial Methods for Censored Survival
Data.

Poisson Methods for Censored Survival Data.

Odds Ratio Methods for Case-Control Data.

Standardized Rates and Age-Period-Cohort Analysis.

Life Tables.

Sample Size and Power.

Logistic Regression and Cox Regression.

Appendix A: Odds Ratio Inequality.

Appendix B: Maximum Likelihood Theory.

Appendix C: Hypergeometric and Conditional Poisson
Distributions.

Appendix D: Quadratic Equation for the Odds Ratio.

Appendix E: Matrix Identities and Inequalities.

Appendix F: Survival Analysis and Life Tables.

Appendix G: Confounding in Open Cohort and Case-Control
Studies.

Appendix H: Odds Ratio Estimate in a Matched Case-Control
Study.

References.

Index.

"...besides being a reference book (it)...includes
an interesting reading matter..." (Statistics in
Medicine, Vol.23, No.23, 15th December 2004)

"Introduces methods used to analyze epidemiologic data, with a
focus on non-regression techniques." (SciTech Book News,
Vol. 25, No. 4, December 2001)

"...well suited as an introductory text.... I also recommend
this book to practitioners...students, health professionals and
epidemiologists...all these groups will find it useful."
(Statistical Methods in Medical Research, Vol. 11, No. 1,
2002)

"This book has much to recommend it...a useful resource on basic
techniques and a supplement to other texts for an
intermediate-level audience." (Epidemiology, Vol. 13, No. 3,
May 2002)

"offers a very thorough presentation....profuse and excellent
illustrations." (Technometrics, Vol. 44, No. 3, August
2002)

"...both a pleasure to read and an excellent
reference...researchers and students alike will benefit from having
this book on their shelves..." (Journal of the American
Statistical Association, March 2003)