02825cam a22003853a 4500 4982 4982 12940961 OSt 20221027094857.0 020920s2003 maua bs 001 0 eng 2002015537 0865428719 (DNLM)101155046 KyU KyUL KyUL pcc R 853 .K49 2003 WA 950 K59e 2003 R 853 .K49 2003 21 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. Essentials of medical statistics. 7 cbc orignew 1 ecip 20 y-gencatlg lcc LLB 0 0 lcc 0 0 KyUCL KyUCL 2022-10-27 Purchase 1 R 853 .K49 2003 KyU/2022/8982 2026-03-31 2023-02-21 2022-10-27 LLB