Biostatistics for epidemiologists / Anders Ahlbom ; appendix with exercises and solutions by Lars Alfredsson.
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Table of Contents:
- Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Dedication; FOREWORD; THE AUTHOR; Table of Contents; Chapter 1: INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2: PROBABILITY THEORY; 2.1 SOME BASIC PRINCIPLES; 2.2 STOCHASTIC VARIABLES; 2.2.1 What is a Stochastic Variable?; 2.2.2 Mean and Variance; 2.2.3 Transformations; 2.3 SOME DISTRIBUTIONS; 2.3.1 The Normal Distribution; 2.3.2 The Binomial Distribution; 2.3.3 The Poisson Distribution; 2.3.4 The Hypergeometric Distribution; Chapter 3: STATISTICAL INFERENCE; Chapter 4: THE P-VALUE, THE P-VALUE FUNCTION AND THE CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; 4.1 THE P-VALUE; 4.1.1 What is the P-value?
- 4.1.2 Some Examples of How to Calculate P-values4.1.3 Interpretation of the P-value; 4.2 THE P-VALUE FUNCTION; 4.2.1 What is the P-value Function?; 4.2.2 Two Examples; 4.3 THE CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; 4.3.1 What is the Confidence Interval?; 4.3.2 The Confidence Interval and the P-value Function; 4.3.3 Calculating the Confidence Interval; 4.4 PRECISION IN EPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; 4.4.1 Evaluating and Reporting the Precision; 4.4.2 Analysis of a Multiple Hypotheses; 4.4.3 Analysis of Hypotheses not Formulated a Priori; Chapter 5: DESCRIPTIVE EPIDEMIOLOGIC MEASURES; 5.1 INCIDENCE RATE.
- 5.1.1 Exact Method5.1.2 Normal Distribution Approximation; 5.2 CUMULATIVE INCIDENCE; 5.2.1 Exact Method; 5.2.2 Approximations; 5.3 PREVALENCE; Chapter 6: MEASURES OF EFFECT FOR CRUDE ANALYSIS; 6.1 INCIDENCE RATE; 6.1.1 Difference; 6.1.2 Ratio; 6.1.2.1 The Normal Distribution Approximation; 6.1.2.2 The Exact Method; 6.1.2.3 Test-Based Confidence Intervals; 6.2 CUMULATIVE INCIDENCE; 6.2.1 Difference; 6.2.2 Ratio; 6.2.2.1 Normal Distribution Approximation; 6.2.2.2 The Exact Method; 6.2.2.3 Test-Based Confidence Intervals; 6.3 PREVALENCE; 6.4 ODDS RATIOS.
- 6.4.1 Relative Risk, Odds Ratios, and Case-Control Studies6.4.2 Normal Distribution Approximation; 6.4.3 Exact Method; 6.4.4 Test-Based Confidence Interval; Chapter 7: MEASURES OF EFFECT IN STRATIFIED ANALYSIS; 7.1 PURPOSE AND GENERAL PRINCIPLES; 7.1.1 Confounding and Effect Modification; 7.1.2 Estimating a Uniform Effect Versus Standardization; 7.2 ESTIMATING A UNIFORM EFFECT; 7.2.1 General Principles; 7.2.1.1 The Maximum Likelihood Method; 7.2.1.2 Pooling; 7.2.1.3 The Mantel-Haenszel Method; 7.2.1.4 Exact Confidence Intervals; 7.2.1.5 Applications; 7.2.2 Incidence Rate.
- 7.2.3 Cumulative Incidence7.2.4 Prevalence; 7.2.5 Odds Ratio; 7.3 STANDARDIZATION; 7.3.1 Direct Standardization; 7.3.2 Indirect Standardization; Chapter 8: MULTIVARIATE MODELS; 8.1 AIMS AND GENERAL PRINQPLES; 8.2 INCIDENCE RATES; 8.3 CUMULATIVE INCIDENCE; 8.4 CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; Chapter 9: ANALYSIS OF EFFECT MODIHCATION AND SYNERGISM; Chapter 10: SEVERAL EXPOSURE LEVELS; Chapter 11: META ANALYSIS; Chapter 12: COMPUTER PROGRAMS; APPENDIX 1; APPENDIX 2; Exercises; Solutions to the Exercises; REFERENCES; INDEX.