A study guide to epidemiology and biostatistics / J. Richard Hebel, Robert J. McCarter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hebel, J. Richard (John Richard), 1935-

McCarter, Robert J., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Epidemiology--Problems, exercises, etc.

Epidemiology.

Medical statistics--Problems, exercises, etc.

Medical statistics.

Epidemiology--Outlines, syllabi, etc.

Medical statistics--Outlines, syllabi, etc.

Epidemiologic Methods.

Biometry--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Epidemiologic Methods.

Biometry--methods.

Genre:

Outlines and syllabi.

Problems and exercises.

Physical Description:

xv, 219 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Edition:

Seventh edition.

Place of Publication:

Burlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, [2012]

Summary:

Help your students understand some of the most elusive fundamentals of epidemiology and biostatistics with this fully updated revision of the study guide to Epidemiology and Biostatistics. The Seventh Edition offers expanded chapters as well as coverage of a number of new topics that have become prevalent in the medical literature such as: receiver-operator curve analysis to improve sensitivity/specificity; the power of a statistical test; one-tailed P values; comparison-wise significance levels versus study-wise significance levels; confidence interval and its relationship to statistical significance; Meta-analysis with current methods for assessing heterogeneity and the potential for publication bias; the use of propensity scoring to reduce bias in non-experimental studies. Key Features: 46 objectives, expressed in behavioral terms, cite the concepts to be learned and the level at which students are expected to perform. Study Notes, which can be used as the sole source of input to cover the material or used to supplement attendance at a lecture series. Chapter Exercises, which encourage students to immediately use their newly acquired knowledge, and thus improve retention through practice. Multiple Choice Examinations, which have the same scope and are on the same level that students may expect to encounter in professional examinations.

Contents:

Investigation of an epidemic

Measures of mortality

Incidence and prevalence

Measures of risk

Biological variability

Probability

Screening

Sampling

Statistical significance

Correlation

Multiple regression

Case-control (retrospective) studies

Cohort (prospective) studies

Randomized clinical trials

Survival analysis

Association and causation

Keys to understanding articles on epidemiologic studies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Hebel, J. Richard (John Richard), 1935- Study guide to epidemiology and biostatistics.

ISBN:

9781449604752

1449604757

OCLC:

698580712