Appunti su alcuni argomenti di statistica aziendale / Felice Vian |
Autore | VIAN, Felice |
Descrizione fisica | 154 p. ; 24 cm; (graf.). |
Disciplina | 519.502461(Statistica medica) |
Collana | Serie di statistica |
Soggetto topico | Statistica aziendale |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | ita |
Record Nr. | UNISA-990005463560203316 |
VIAN, Felice | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Basic statistics [[electronic resource] ] : a primer for the biomedical sciences / / Olive Jean Dunn, Virginia A. Clark |
Autore | Dunn Olive Jean |
Edizione | [4th ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (271 p.) |
Disciplina |
519.5/02461
519.502461 |
Altri autori (Persone) | ClarkVirginia <1928-> |
Soggetto topico |
Medical statistics
Biometry |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-25942-3
9786612259425 0-470-49686-X 0-470-49685-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Basic Statistics; CONTENTS; Preface to the Fourth Edition; 1 Initial Steps; 1.1 Reasons for Studying Biostatistics; 1.2 Initial Steps in Designing a Biomedical Study; 1.2.1 Setting Objectives; 1.2.2 Making a Conceptual Model of the Disease Process; 1.2.3 Estimating the Number of Persons with the Risk Factor or Disease; 1.3 Common Types of Biomedical Studies; 1.3.1 Surveys; 1.3.2 Experiments; 1.3.3 Clinical Trials; 1.3.4 Field Trials; 1.3.5 Prospective Studies; 1.3.6 Case/Control Studies; 1.3.7 Other Types of Studies; 1.3.8 Rating Studies by the Level of Evidence; 1.3.9 CONSORT; Problems
References2 Populations and Samples; 2.1 Basic Concepts; 2.2 Definitions of Types of Samples; 2.2.1 Simple Random Samples; 2.2.2 Other Types of Random Samples; 2.2.3 Reasons for Using Simple Random Samples; 2.3 Methods of Selecting Simple Random Samples; 2.3.1 Selection of a Small Simple Random Sample; 2.3.2 Tables of Random Numbers; 2.3.3 Sampling With and Without Replacement; 2.4 Application of Sampling Methods in Biomedical Studies; 2.4.1 Characteristics of a Good Sampling Plan; 2.4.2 Samples for Surveys; 2.4.3 Samples for Experiments; 2.4.4 Samples for Prospective Studies 2.4.5 Samples for Case/Control StudiesProblems; References; 3 Collecting and Entering Data; 3.1 Initial Steps; 3.1.1 Decide What Data You Need; 3.1.2 Deciding How to Collect the Data; 3.1.3 Testing the Collection Process; 3.2 Data Entry; 3.3 Screening the Data; 3.4 Code Book; Problems; References; 4 Frequency Tables and Their Graphs; 4.1 Numerical Methods of Organizing Data; 4.1.1 An Ordered Array; 4.1.2 Stem and Leaf Tables; 4.1.3 The Frequency Table; 4.1.4 Relative Frequency Tables; 4.2 Graphs; 4.2.1 The Histogram: Equal Class Intervals; 4.2.2 The Histogram: Unequal Class Intervals 4.2.3 Areas Under the Histogram4.2.4 The Frequency Polygon; 4.2.5 Histograms with Small Class Intervals; 4.2.6 Distribution Curves; Problems; References; 5 Measures of Location and Variability; 5.1 Measures of Location; 5.1.1 The Arithmetic Mean; 5.1.2 The Median; 5.1.3 Other Measures of Location; 5.2 Measures of Variability; 5.2.1 The Variance and the Standard Deviation; 5.2.2 Other Measures of Variability; 5.3 Sampling Properties of the Mean and Variance; 5.4 Considerations in Selecting Appropriate Statistics; 5.4.1 Relating Statistics and Study Objectives 5.4.2 Relating Statistics and Data Quality5.4.3 Relating Statistics to the Type of Data; 5.5 A Common Graphical Method for Displaying Statistics; Problems; References; 6 The Normal Distribution; 6.1 Properties of the Normal Distribution; 6.2 Areas Under the Normal Curve; 6.2.1 Computing the Area Under a Normal Curve; 6.2.2 Linear Interpolation; 6.2.3 Interpreting Areas as Probabilities; 6.3 Importance of the Normal Distribution; 6.4 Examining Data for Normality; 6.4.1 Using Histograms and Box Plots; 6.4.2 Using Normal Probability Plots or Quantile-Quantile Plots; 6.5 Transformations 6.5.1 Finding a Suitable Transformation |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139913703321 |
Dunn Olive Jean | ||
Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Basic statistics [[electronic resource] ] : a primer for the biomedical sciences / / Olive Jean Dunn, Virginia A. Clark |
Autore | Dunn Olive Jean |
Edizione | [4th ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (271 p.) |
Disciplina |
519.5/02461
519.502461 |
Altri autori (Persone) | ClarkVirginia <1928-> |
Soggetto topico |
Medical statistics
Biometry |
ISBN |
1-282-25942-3
9786612259425 0-470-49686-X 0-470-49685-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Basic Statistics; CONTENTS; Preface to the Fourth Edition; 1 Initial Steps; 1.1 Reasons for Studying Biostatistics; 1.2 Initial Steps in Designing a Biomedical Study; 1.2.1 Setting Objectives; 1.2.2 Making a Conceptual Model of the Disease Process; 1.2.3 Estimating the Number of Persons with the Risk Factor or Disease; 1.3 Common Types of Biomedical Studies; 1.3.1 Surveys; 1.3.2 Experiments; 1.3.3 Clinical Trials; 1.3.4 Field Trials; 1.3.5 Prospective Studies; 1.3.6 Case/Control Studies; 1.3.7 Other Types of Studies; 1.3.8 Rating Studies by the Level of Evidence; 1.3.9 CONSORT; Problems
References2 Populations and Samples; 2.1 Basic Concepts; 2.2 Definitions of Types of Samples; 2.2.1 Simple Random Samples; 2.2.2 Other Types of Random Samples; 2.2.3 Reasons for Using Simple Random Samples; 2.3 Methods of Selecting Simple Random Samples; 2.3.1 Selection of a Small Simple Random Sample; 2.3.2 Tables of Random Numbers; 2.3.3 Sampling With and Without Replacement; 2.4 Application of Sampling Methods in Biomedical Studies; 2.4.1 Characteristics of a Good Sampling Plan; 2.4.2 Samples for Surveys; 2.4.3 Samples for Experiments; 2.4.4 Samples for Prospective Studies 2.4.5 Samples for Case/Control StudiesProblems; References; 3 Collecting and Entering Data; 3.1 Initial Steps; 3.1.1 Decide What Data You Need; 3.1.2 Deciding How to Collect the Data; 3.1.3 Testing the Collection Process; 3.2 Data Entry; 3.3 Screening the Data; 3.4 Code Book; Problems; References; 4 Frequency Tables and Their Graphs; 4.1 Numerical Methods of Organizing Data; 4.1.1 An Ordered Array; 4.1.2 Stem and Leaf Tables; 4.1.3 The Frequency Table; 4.1.4 Relative Frequency Tables; 4.2 Graphs; 4.2.1 The Histogram: Equal Class Intervals; 4.2.2 The Histogram: Unequal Class Intervals 4.2.3 Areas Under the Histogram4.2.4 The Frequency Polygon; 4.2.5 Histograms with Small Class Intervals; 4.2.6 Distribution Curves; Problems; References; 5 Measures of Location and Variability; 5.1 Measures of Location; 5.1.1 The Arithmetic Mean; 5.1.2 The Median; 5.1.3 Other Measures of Location; 5.2 Measures of Variability; 5.2.1 The Variance and the Standard Deviation; 5.2.2 Other Measures of Variability; 5.3 Sampling Properties of the Mean and Variance; 5.4 Considerations in Selecting Appropriate Statistics; 5.4.1 Relating Statistics and Study Objectives 5.4.2 Relating Statistics and Data Quality5.4.3 Relating Statistics to the Type of Data; 5.5 A Common Graphical Method for Displaying Statistics; Problems; References; 6 The Normal Distribution; 6.1 Properties of the Normal Distribution; 6.2 Areas Under the Normal Curve; 6.2.1 Computing the Area Under a Normal Curve; 6.2.2 Linear Interpolation; 6.2.3 Interpreting Areas as Probabilities; 6.3 Importance of the Normal Distribution; 6.4 Examining Data for Normality; 6.4.1 Using Histograms and Box Plots; 6.4.2 Using Normal Probability Plots or Quantile-Quantile Plots; 6.5 Transformations 6.5.1 Finding a Suitable Transformation |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910831162903321 |
Dunn Olive Jean | ||
Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Basic statistics : a primer for the biomedical sciences / / Olive Jean Dunn, Virginia A. Clark |
Autore | Dunn Olive Jean |
Edizione | [4th ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, c2009 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (271 p.) |
Disciplina |
519.5/02461
519.502461 |
Altri autori (Persone) | ClarkVirginia <1928-> |
Soggetto topico |
Medical statistics
Biometry |
ISBN |
1-282-25942-3
9786612259425 0-470-49686-X 0-470-49685-1 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Basic Statistics; CONTENTS; Preface to the Fourth Edition; 1 Initial Steps; 1.1 Reasons for Studying Biostatistics; 1.2 Initial Steps in Designing a Biomedical Study; 1.2.1 Setting Objectives; 1.2.2 Making a Conceptual Model of the Disease Process; 1.2.3 Estimating the Number of Persons with the Risk Factor or Disease; 1.3 Common Types of Biomedical Studies; 1.3.1 Surveys; 1.3.2 Experiments; 1.3.3 Clinical Trials; 1.3.4 Field Trials; 1.3.5 Prospective Studies; 1.3.6 Case/Control Studies; 1.3.7 Other Types of Studies; 1.3.8 Rating Studies by the Level of Evidence; 1.3.9 CONSORT; Problems
References2 Populations and Samples; 2.1 Basic Concepts; 2.2 Definitions of Types of Samples; 2.2.1 Simple Random Samples; 2.2.2 Other Types of Random Samples; 2.2.3 Reasons for Using Simple Random Samples; 2.3 Methods of Selecting Simple Random Samples; 2.3.1 Selection of a Small Simple Random Sample; 2.3.2 Tables of Random Numbers; 2.3.3 Sampling With and Without Replacement; 2.4 Application of Sampling Methods in Biomedical Studies; 2.4.1 Characteristics of a Good Sampling Plan; 2.4.2 Samples for Surveys; 2.4.3 Samples for Experiments; 2.4.4 Samples for Prospective Studies 2.4.5 Samples for Case/Control StudiesProblems; References; 3 Collecting and Entering Data; 3.1 Initial Steps; 3.1.1 Decide What Data You Need; 3.1.2 Deciding How to Collect the Data; 3.1.3 Testing the Collection Process; 3.2 Data Entry; 3.3 Screening the Data; 3.4 Code Book; Problems; References; 4 Frequency Tables and Their Graphs; 4.1 Numerical Methods of Organizing Data; 4.1.1 An Ordered Array; 4.1.2 Stem and Leaf Tables; 4.1.3 The Frequency Table; 4.1.4 Relative Frequency Tables; 4.2 Graphs; 4.2.1 The Histogram: Equal Class Intervals; 4.2.2 The Histogram: Unequal Class Intervals 4.2.3 Areas Under the Histogram4.2.4 The Frequency Polygon; 4.2.5 Histograms with Small Class Intervals; 4.2.6 Distribution Curves; Problems; References; 5 Measures of Location and Variability; 5.1 Measures of Location; 5.1.1 The Arithmetic Mean; 5.1.2 The Median; 5.1.3 Other Measures of Location; 5.2 Measures of Variability; 5.2.1 The Variance and the Standard Deviation; 5.2.2 Other Measures of Variability; 5.3 Sampling Properties of the Mean and Variance; 5.4 Considerations in Selecting Appropriate Statistics; 5.4.1 Relating Statistics and Study Objectives 5.4.2 Relating Statistics and Data Quality5.4.3 Relating Statistics to the Type of Data; 5.5 A Common Graphical Method for Displaying Statistics; Problems; References; 6 The Normal Distribution; 6.1 Properties of the Normal Distribution; 6.2 Areas Under the Normal Curve; 6.2.1 Computing the Area Under a Normal Curve; 6.2.2 Linear Interpolation; 6.2.3 Interpreting Areas as Probabilities; 6.3 Importance of the Normal Distribution; 6.4 Examining Data for Normality; 6.4.1 Using Histograms and Box Plots; 6.4.2 Using Normal Probability Plots or Quantile-Quantile Plots; 6.5 Transformations 6.5.1 Finding a Suitable Transformation |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910877727203321 |
Dunn Olive Jean | ||
Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, c2009 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Biostatistics : a foundation for analysis in the health sciences / Wayne W. Daniel |
Autore | Daniel, Wayne W. |
Edizione | [6. ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York [etc.] : J. Wiley & Sons, c1995 |
Descrizione fisica | xv, 780 p. ; 24 cm |
Disciplina | 519.502461 |
Collana | Wiley series in probability and mathematical statistics. Applied probability and statistics |
Soggetto topico |
Statistica - Applicazioni alla medicina
Biometria |
ISBN | 0471110833 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991003698559707536 |
Daniel, Wayne W. | ||
New York [etc.] : J. Wiley & Sons, c1995 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Interpretation and uses of medical statistics [[electronic resource] /] / Leslie E. Daly, Geoffrey J. Bourke |
Autore | Daly Leslie E |
Edizione | [5th ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Science, 2000 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (586 p.) |
Disciplina |
519.502461
610.21 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BourkeGeoffrey J (Geoffrey Joseph)
BourkeGeoffrey J (Geoffrey Joseph) |
Soggetto topico |
Medical statistics
Medicine - Research - Methodology |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-470-69525-0
1-282-34171-5 9786612341717 0-470-69675-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Interpretation and Uses of Medical Statistics; Contents; Preface; Structure of the Book; 1 Describing Data -A Single Variable; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Types of data; 1.3 Qualitative data -simple tables and bar charts; 1.4 Picturing quantitative data; 1.5 Shapes of distributions; 1.6 Measures of central value; 1.7 Other measures of location -quantiles; 1.8 Measures of dispersion; 1.9 Summary; 2 Probability, Populations and Samples; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Probability; 2.3 Populations and samples; 2.4 Sample surveys; 2.5 Summary; 3 Associations: Chance, Confounded or Causal?; 3.1 Introduction
3.2 Examining associations3.3 Interpreting associations; 3.4 Associations due to chance; 3.5 Associations due to bias or confounding; 3.6 Causal associations; 3.7 Summary; 4 Confidence Intervals: General Principles; Proportions, Means, Medians, Counts and Rates; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The normal distribution; 4.3 Sampling variation - proportions; 4.4 Confidence intervals for a proportion; 4.5 Sampling variation - means; 4.6 Confidence intervals for a mean; 4.7 Confidence intervals for a geometric mean [!]; 4.8 Confidence intervals for a median [!] 4.9 Confidence intervals for a count or rate [!]4.10 Summary; 5 Hypothesis Testing: General Principles and One-sample Tests for Means, Proportions, Counts and Rates; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The null and alternative hypotheses; 5.3 The significance test; 5.4 Relationship with confidence intervals; 5.5 One-sided and two-sided tests; 5.6 General structure of a significance test: the one sample z test for a mean; 5.7 Non-significant results and power: type I errors, type II errors and sample size; 5.8 The one-sample t test for a mean; 5.9 The one-sample z test for a proportion 5.10 The one-sample x2 test for many proportions [!]5.11 The one-sample z test for counts or rates; 5.12 Small sample sizes and the validity of assumptions [!]; 5.13 Summary; 6 Epidemiological and Clinical Research Methods; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Observational and experimental studies; 6.3 The cross-sectional study or survey; 6.4 The cohort study; 6.5 Measures of association in cohort studies; 6.6 Risk with variable-time follow-up [!]; 6.7 The case-control study; 6.8 Measures of association in case-control studies - the odds ratio; 6.9 The analysis of cohort and case-control studies [!] 6.10 Comparisons of cohort and case-control studies6.11 The randomized controlled trial; 6.12 Applicability versus validity of trial results; 6.13 Alternative trial designs; 6.14 Ethical considerations for trials; 6.15 Summary; 7 Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Tests: Two-group Comparisons; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Independent and paired comparisons; 7.3 Parametric and non-parametric significance tests; 7.4 Comparison of two independent means; 7.5 Inferring significance from confidence intervals; 7.6 Comparison of two independent geometric means [!]; 7.7 Comparison of two independent medians 7.8 Comparison of paired means |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910134123803321 |
Daly Leslie E | ||
Oxford ; ; Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Science, 2000 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Interpretation and uses of medical statistics [[electronic resource] /] / Leslie E. Daly, Geoffrey J. Bourke |
Autore | Daly Leslie E |
Edizione | [5th ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Science, 2000 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (586 p.) |
Disciplina |
519.502461
610.21 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BourkeGeoffrey J (Geoffrey Joseph)
BourkeGeoffrey J (Geoffrey Joseph) |
Soggetto topico |
Medical statistics
Medicine - Research - Methodology |
ISBN |
0-470-69525-0
1-282-34171-5 9786612341717 0-470-69675-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Interpretation and Uses of Medical Statistics; Contents; Preface; Structure of the Book; 1 Describing Data -A Single Variable; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Types of data; 1.3 Qualitative data -simple tables and bar charts; 1.4 Picturing quantitative data; 1.5 Shapes of distributions; 1.6 Measures of central value; 1.7 Other measures of location -quantiles; 1.8 Measures of dispersion; 1.9 Summary; 2 Probability, Populations and Samples; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Probability; 2.3 Populations and samples; 2.4 Sample surveys; 2.5 Summary; 3 Associations: Chance, Confounded or Causal?; 3.1 Introduction
3.2 Examining associations3.3 Interpreting associations; 3.4 Associations due to chance; 3.5 Associations due to bias or confounding; 3.6 Causal associations; 3.7 Summary; 4 Confidence Intervals: General Principles; Proportions, Means, Medians, Counts and Rates; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The normal distribution; 4.3 Sampling variation - proportions; 4.4 Confidence intervals for a proportion; 4.5 Sampling variation - means; 4.6 Confidence intervals for a mean; 4.7 Confidence intervals for a geometric mean [!]; 4.8 Confidence intervals for a median [!] 4.9 Confidence intervals for a count or rate [!]4.10 Summary; 5 Hypothesis Testing: General Principles and One-sample Tests for Means, Proportions, Counts and Rates; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The null and alternative hypotheses; 5.3 The significance test; 5.4 Relationship with confidence intervals; 5.5 One-sided and two-sided tests; 5.6 General structure of a significance test: the one sample z test for a mean; 5.7 Non-significant results and power: type I errors, type II errors and sample size; 5.8 The one-sample t test for a mean; 5.9 The one-sample z test for a proportion 5.10 The one-sample x2 test for many proportions [!]5.11 The one-sample z test for counts or rates; 5.12 Small sample sizes and the validity of assumptions [!]; 5.13 Summary; 6 Epidemiological and Clinical Research Methods; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Observational and experimental studies; 6.3 The cross-sectional study or survey; 6.4 The cohort study; 6.5 Measures of association in cohort studies; 6.6 Risk with variable-time follow-up [!]; 6.7 The case-control study; 6.8 Measures of association in case-control studies - the odds ratio; 6.9 The analysis of cohort and case-control studies [!] 6.10 Comparisons of cohort and case-control studies6.11 The randomized controlled trial; 6.12 Applicability versus validity of trial results; 6.13 Alternative trial designs; 6.14 Ethical considerations for trials; 6.15 Summary; 7 Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Tests: Two-group Comparisons; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Independent and paired comparisons; 7.3 Parametric and non-parametric significance tests; 7.4 Comparison of two independent means; 7.5 Inferring significance from confidence intervals; 7.6 Comparison of two independent geometric means [!]; 7.7 Comparison of two independent medians 7.8 Comparison of paired means |
Record Nr. | UNISA-996198211103316 |
Daly Leslie E | ||
Oxford ; ; Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Science, 2000 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
|
Interpretation and uses of medical statistics [[electronic resource] /] / Leslie E. Daly, Geoffrey J. Bourke |
Autore | Daly Leslie E |
Edizione | [5th ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; ; Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Science, 2000 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (586 p.) |
Disciplina |
519.502461
610.21 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
BourkeGeoffrey J (Geoffrey Joseph)
BourkeGeoffrey J (Geoffrey Joseph) |
Soggetto topico |
Medical statistics
Medicine - Research - Methodology |
ISBN |
0-470-69525-0
1-282-34171-5 9786612341717 0-470-69675-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Interpretation and Uses of Medical Statistics; Contents; Preface; Structure of the Book; 1 Describing Data -A Single Variable; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Types of data; 1.3 Qualitative data -simple tables and bar charts; 1.4 Picturing quantitative data; 1.5 Shapes of distributions; 1.6 Measures of central value; 1.7 Other measures of location -quantiles; 1.8 Measures of dispersion; 1.9 Summary; 2 Probability, Populations and Samples; 2.1 Introduction; 2.2 Probability; 2.3 Populations and samples; 2.4 Sample surveys; 2.5 Summary; 3 Associations: Chance, Confounded or Causal?; 3.1 Introduction
3.2 Examining associations3.3 Interpreting associations; 3.4 Associations due to chance; 3.5 Associations due to bias or confounding; 3.6 Causal associations; 3.7 Summary; 4 Confidence Intervals: General Principles; Proportions, Means, Medians, Counts and Rates; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 The normal distribution; 4.3 Sampling variation - proportions; 4.4 Confidence intervals for a proportion; 4.5 Sampling variation - means; 4.6 Confidence intervals for a mean; 4.7 Confidence intervals for a geometric mean [!]; 4.8 Confidence intervals for a median [!] 4.9 Confidence intervals for a count or rate [!]4.10 Summary; 5 Hypothesis Testing: General Principles and One-sample Tests for Means, Proportions, Counts and Rates; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 The null and alternative hypotheses; 5.3 The significance test; 5.4 Relationship with confidence intervals; 5.5 One-sided and two-sided tests; 5.6 General structure of a significance test: the one sample z test for a mean; 5.7 Non-significant results and power: type I errors, type II errors and sample size; 5.8 The one-sample t test for a mean; 5.9 The one-sample z test for a proportion 5.10 The one-sample x2 test for many proportions [!]5.11 The one-sample z test for counts or rates; 5.12 Small sample sizes and the validity of assumptions [!]; 5.13 Summary; 6 Epidemiological and Clinical Research Methods; 6.1 Introduction; 6.2 Observational and experimental studies; 6.3 The cross-sectional study or survey; 6.4 The cohort study; 6.5 Measures of association in cohort studies; 6.6 Risk with variable-time follow-up [!]; 6.7 The case-control study; 6.8 Measures of association in case-control studies - the odds ratio; 6.9 The analysis of cohort and case-control studies [!] 6.10 Comparisons of cohort and case-control studies6.11 The randomized controlled trial; 6.12 Applicability versus validity of trial results; 6.13 Alternative trial designs; 6.14 Ethical considerations for trials; 6.15 Summary; 7 Confidence Intervals and Hypothesis Tests: Two-group Comparisons; 7.1 Introduction; 7.2 Independent and paired comparisons; 7.3 Parametric and non-parametric significance tests; 7.4 Comparison of two independent means; 7.5 Inferring significance from confidence intervals; 7.6 Comparison of two independent geometric means [!]; 7.7 Comparison of two independent medians 7.8 Comparison of paired means |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830688603321 |
Daly Leslie E | ||
Oxford ; ; Malden, Mass., : Blackwell Science, 2000 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Introductory biostatistics [[electronic resource] /] / Chap T. Le |
Autore | Le Chap T. <1948-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Wiley, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (554 p.) |
Disciplina |
519.502461
610.15195 610/.72 |
Soggetto topico |
Biometry
Medical sciences - Statistical methods |
ISBN |
1-280-36623-0
9786610366231 0-470-35678-2 0-471-45856-2 0-471-30888-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
2.1.1 One-Way Scatter Plots2.1.2 Frequency Distribution; 2.1.3 Histogram and the Frequency Polygon; 2.1.4 Cumulative Frequency Graph and Percentiles; 2.1.5 Stem-and-Leaf Diagrams; 2.2 Numerical Methods; 2.2.1 Mean; 2.2.2 Other Measures of Location; 2.2.3 Measures of Dispersion; 2.2.4 Box Plots; 2.3 Special Case of Binary Data; 2.4 Coefficients of Correlation; 2.4.1 Pearson's Correlation Coefficient; 2.4.2 Nonparametric Correlation Coefficients; 2.5 Notes on Computations; Exercises; 3 Probability and Probability Models; 3.1 Probability; 3.1.1 Certainty of Uncertainty; 3.1.2 Probability
3.1.3 Statistical Relationship3.1.4 Using Screening Tests; 3.1.5 Measuring Agreement; 3.2 Normal Distribution; 3.2.1 Shape of the Normal Curve; 3.2.2 Areas under the Standard Normal Curve; 3.2.3 Normal Distribution as a Probability Model; 3.3 Probability Models for Continuous Data; 3.4 Probability Models for Discrete Data; 3.4.1 Binomial Distribution; 3.4.2 Poisson Distribution; 3.5 Brief Notes on the Fundamentals; 3.5.1 Mean and Variance; 3.5.2 Pair-Matched Case-Control Study; 3.6 Notes on Computations; Exercises; 4 Estimation of Parameters; 4.1 Basic Concepts; 4.1.1 Statistics as Variables 4.1.2 Sampling Distributions4.1.3 Introduction to Confidence Estimation; 4.2 Estimation of Means; 4.2.1 Confidence Intervals for a Mean; 4.2.2 Uses of Small Samples; 4.2.3 Evaluation of Interventions; 4.3 Estimation of Proportions; 4.4 Estimation of Odds Ratios; 4.5 Estimation of Correlation Coefficients; 4.6 Brief Notes on the Fundamentals; 4.7 Notes on Computations; Exercises; 5 Introduction to Statistical Tests of Significance; 5.1 Basic Concepts; 5.1.1 Hypothesis Tests; 5.1.2 Statistical Evidence; 5.1.3 Errors; 5.2 Analogies; 5.2.1 Trials by Jury; 5.2.2 Medical Screening Tests 7 Comparison of Population Means |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910143174503321 |
Le Chap T. <1948-> | ||
New York, : Wiley, 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
|
Introductory biostatistics [[electronic resource] /] / Chap T. Le |
Autore | Le Chap T. <1948-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : Wiley, 2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (554 p.) |
Disciplina |
519.502461
610.15195 610/.72 |
Soggetto topico |
Biometry
Medical sciences - Statistical methods |
ISBN |
1-280-36623-0
9786610366231 0-470-35678-2 0-471-45856-2 0-471-30888-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
2.1.1 One-Way Scatter Plots2.1.2 Frequency Distribution; 2.1.3 Histogram and the Frequency Polygon; 2.1.4 Cumulative Frequency Graph and Percentiles; 2.1.5 Stem-and-Leaf Diagrams; 2.2 Numerical Methods; 2.2.1 Mean; 2.2.2 Other Measures of Location; 2.2.3 Measures of Dispersion; 2.2.4 Box Plots; 2.3 Special Case of Binary Data; 2.4 Coefficients of Correlation; 2.4.1 Pearson's Correlation Coefficient; 2.4.2 Nonparametric Correlation Coefficients; 2.5 Notes on Computations; Exercises; 3 Probability and Probability Models; 3.1 Probability; 3.1.1 Certainty of Uncertainty; 3.1.2 Probability
3.1.3 Statistical Relationship3.1.4 Using Screening Tests; 3.1.5 Measuring Agreement; 3.2 Normal Distribution; 3.2.1 Shape of the Normal Curve; 3.2.2 Areas under the Standard Normal Curve; 3.2.3 Normal Distribution as a Probability Model; 3.3 Probability Models for Continuous Data; 3.4 Probability Models for Discrete Data; 3.4.1 Binomial Distribution; 3.4.2 Poisson Distribution; 3.5 Brief Notes on the Fundamentals; 3.5.1 Mean and Variance; 3.5.2 Pair-Matched Case-Control Study; 3.6 Notes on Computations; Exercises; 4 Estimation of Parameters; 4.1 Basic Concepts; 4.1.1 Statistics as Variables 4.1.2 Sampling Distributions4.1.3 Introduction to Confidence Estimation; 4.2 Estimation of Means; 4.2.1 Confidence Intervals for a Mean; 4.2.2 Uses of Small Samples; 4.2.3 Evaluation of Interventions; 4.3 Estimation of Proportions; 4.4 Estimation of Odds Ratios; 4.5 Estimation of Correlation Coefficients; 4.6 Brief Notes on the Fundamentals; 4.7 Notes on Computations; Exercises; 5 Introduction to Statistical Tests of Significance; 5.1 Basic Concepts; 5.1.1 Hypothesis Tests; 5.1.2 Statistical Evidence; 5.1.3 Errors; 5.2 Analogies; 5.2.1 Trials by Jury; 5.2.2 Medical Screening Tests 7 Comparison of Population Means |
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Le Chap T. <1948-> | ||
New York, : Wiley, 2003 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
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