Basic Biostatistics in Medicine and Epidemiology

• Author(s): Alfred A. Rimm,
• Publisher: Appleton-Century Crofts
• Pages: 353
• ISBN_10: 0838505287
  ISBN_13: 9780838505281
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Medical / General , Medical / Epidemiology , Medical / Biostatistics , Science / Life Sciences / Biology ,

Description:... Background; Definitions of populations and samples; Measures of location and dispersion; Data presentation; The normal distribution; Mechanics of conducting medical investigations; Design of experiments; Preparing a study protocol; Designing a questionnaire; Coding of data; Introduction to demography in medicine; Procedures for hypothesis testing; Standard error of the mean; Hypothesis-testing concepts; Z and t test - Comparing two or more groups; Percentages and the binomial distribution; Chi square; Correlation and regression; Nonparametric techniques; Rates; ratios; and standardization; Relative risk and measures of strength of associaion; Survival curves; Bibliography; Appendix; Index.