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Basic biostatistics for geneticists and epidemiologists [[electronic resource] ] : a practical approach / / Robert C. Elston, William D. Johnson
| Basic biostatistics for geneticists and epidemiologists [[electronic resource] ] : a practical approach / / Robert C. Elston, William D. Johnson |
| Autore | Elston Robert C. <1932-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, U.K., : John Wiley & Sons, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (385 p.) |
| Disciplina |
570.15195
610.72 614.40727 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | JohnsonWilliam Davis <1941-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical statistics
Medical genetics - Statistical methods Epidemiology - Statistical methods |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
0-470-74078-7
1-282-34579-6 9786612345791 0-470-02491-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Basic Biostatistics for Geneticists and Epidemiologists; CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1 INTRODUCTION: THE ROLE AND RELEVANCE OF STATISTICS, GENETICS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY IN MEDICINE; Why Biostatistics?; What Exactly Is (Are) Statistics?; Reasons for Understanding Statistics; What Exactly is Genetics?; What Exactly is Epidemiology?; How Can a Statistician Help Geneticists and Epidemiologists?; Disease Prevention versus Disease Therapy; A Few Examples: Genetics, Epidemiology and Statistical Inference; Summary; References; 2 POPULATIONS, SAMPLES, AND STUDY DESIGN; The Study of Cause and Effect
Populations, Target Populations and Study UnitsProbability Samples and Randomization; Observational Studies; Family Studies; Experimental Studies; Quasi-Experimental Studies; Summary; Further Reading; Problems; 3 DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS; Why Do We Need Descriptive Statistics?; Scales of Measurement; Tables; Graphs; Proportions and Rates; Relative Measures of Disease Frequency; Sensitivity, Specificity and Predictive Values; Measures of Central Tendency; Measures of Spread or Variability; Measures of Shape; Summary; Further Reading; Problems; 4 THE LAWS OF PROBABILITY; Definition of Probability The Probability of Either of Two Events: A or BThe Joint Probability of Two Events: A and B; Examples of Independence, Nonindependence and Genetic Counseling; Bayes' Theorem; Likelihood Ratio; Summary; Further Reading; Problems; 5 RANDOM VARIABLES AND DISTRIBUTIONS; Variability and Random Variables; Binomial Distribution; A Note about Symbols; Poisson Distribution; Uniform Distribution; Normal Distribution; Cumulative Distribution Functions; The Standard Normal (Gaussian) Distribution; Summary; Further Reading; Problems; 6 ESTIMATES AND CONFIDENCE LIMITS; Estimates and Estimators Notation for Population Parameters, Sample Estimates, and Sample EstimatorsProperties of Estimators; Maximum Likelihood; Estimating Intervals; Distribution of the Sample Mean; Confidence Limits; Summary; Problems; 7 SIGNIFICANCE TESTS AND TESTS OF HYPOTHESES; Principle of Significance Testing; Principle of Hypothesis Testing; Testing a Population Mean; One-Sided versus Two-Sided Tests; Testing a Proportion; Testing the Equality of Two Variances; Testing the Equality of Two Means; Testing the Equality of Two Medians; Validity and Power; Summary; Further Reading; Problems 8 LIKELIHOOD RATIOS, BAYESIAN METHODS AND MULTIPLE HYPOTHESESLikelihood Ratios; Bayesian Methods; Bayes' Factors; Bayesian Estimates and Credible Intervals; The Multiple Testing Problem; Summary; Problems; 9 THE MANY USES OF CHI-SQUARE; The Chi-Square Distribution; Goodness-of-Fit Tests; Contingency Tables; Inference About the Variance; Combining p-Values; Likelihood Ratio Tests; Summary; Further Reading; Problems; 10 CORRELATION AND REGRESSION; Simple Linear Regression; The Straight-Line Relationship When There is Inherent Variability; Correlation; Spearman's Rank Correlation Multiple Regression |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910144520903321 |
Elston Robert C. <1932->
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| Chichester, U.K., : John Wiley & Sons, 2008 | ||
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| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Basic biostatistics for geneticists and epidemiologists [[electronic resource] ] : a practical approach / / Robert C. Elston, William D. Johnson
| Basic biostatistics for geneticists and epidemiologists [[electronic resource] ] : a practical approach / / Robert C. Elston, William D. Johnson |
| Autore | Elston Robert C. <1932-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, U.K., : John Wiley & Sons, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (385 p.) |
| Disciplina |
570.15195
610.72 614.40727 |
| Altri autori (Persone) | JohnsonWilliam Davis <1941-> |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical statistics
Medical genetics - Statistical methods Epidemiology - Statistical methods |
| ISBN |
0-470-74078-7
1-282-34579-6 9786612345791 0-470-02491-7 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Basic Biostatistics for Geneticists and Epidemiologists; CONTENTS; PREFACE; 1 INTRODUCTION: THE ROLE AND RELEVANCE OF STATISTICS, GENETICS AND EPIDEMIOLOGY IN MEDICINE; Why Biostatistics?; What Exactly Is (Are) Statistics?; Reasons for Understanding Statistics; What Exactly is Genetics?; What Exactly is Epidemiology?; How Can a Statistician Help Geneticists and Epidemiologists?; Disease Prevention versus Disease Therapy; A Few Examples: Genetics, Epidemiology and Statistical Inference; Summary; References; 2 POPULATIONS, SAMPLES, AND STUDY DESIGN; The Study of Cause and Effect
Populations, Target Populations and Study UnitsProbability Samples and Randomization; Observational Studies; Family Studies; Experimental Studies; Quasi-Experimental Studies; Summary; Further Reading; Problems; 3 DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS; Why Do We Need Descriptive Statistics?; Scales of Measurement; Tables; Graphs; Proportions and Rates; Relative Measures of Disease Frequency; Sensitivity, Specificity and Predictive Values; Measures of Central Tendency; Measures of Spread or Variability; Measures of Shape; Summary; Further Reading; Problems; 4 THE LAWS OF PROBABILITY; Definition of Probability The Probability of Either of Two Events: A or BThe Joint Probability of Two Events: A and B; Examples of Independence, Nonindependence and Genetic Counseling; Bayes' Theorem; Likelihood Ratio; Summary; Further Reading; Problems; 5 RANDOM VARIABLES AND DISTRIBUTIONS; Variability and Random Variables; Binomial Distribution; A Note about Symbols; Poisson Distribution; Uniform Distribution; Normal Distribution; Cumulative Distribution Functions; The Standard Normal (Gaussian) Distribution; Summary; Further Reading; Problems; 6 ESTIMATES AND CONFIDENCE LIMITS; Estimates and Estimators Notation for Population Parameters, Sample Estimates, and Sample EstimatorsProperties of Estimators; Maximum Likelihood; Estimating Intervals; Distribution of the Sample Mean; Confidence Limits; Summary; Problems; 7 SIGNIFICANCE TESTS AND TESTS OF HYPOTHESES; Principle of Significance Testing; Principle of Hypothesis Testing; Testing a Population Mean; One-Sided versus Two-Sided Tests; Testing a Proportion; Testing the Equality of Two Variances; Testing the Equality of Two Means; Testing the Equality of Two Medians; Validity and Power; Summary; Further Reading; Problems 8 LIKELIHOOD RATIOS, BAYESIAN METHODS AND MULTIPLE HYPOTHESESLikelihood Ratios; Bayesian Methods; Bayes' Factors; Bayesian Estimates and Credible Intervals; The Multiple Testing Problem; Summary; Problems; 9 THE MANY USES OF CHI-SQUARE; The Chi-Square Distribution; Goodness-of-Fit Tests; Contingency Tables; Inference About the Variance; Combining p-Values; Likelihood Ratio Tests; Summary; Further Reading; Problems; 10 CORRELATION AND REGRESSION; Simple Linear Regression; The Straight-Line Relationship When There is Inherent Variability; Correlation; Spearman's Rank Correlation Multiple Regression |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830580403321 |
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Elston Robert C. <1932->
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| Chichester, U.K., : John Wiley & Sons, 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Biostatistical methods in epidemiology [[electronic resource] /] / Stephen C. Newman
| Biostatistical methods in epidemiology [[electronic resource] /] / Stephen C. Newman |
| Autore | Newman Stephen C. <1952-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : John Wiley & Sons, c2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (403 p.) |
| Disciplina |
614.4/07/27
614.4072 614.40727 |
| Collana | Wiley series in probability and statistics. Biostatistics section |
| Soggetto topico |
Epidemiology - Statistical methods
Cohort analysis |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-280-36696-6
9786610366965 0-470-35001-6 0-471-46160-1 0-471-27261-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Biostatistical Methods in Epidemiology; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Probability; 1.2 Parameter Estimation; 1.3 Random Sampling; 2. Measurement Issues in Epidemiology; 2.1 Systematic and Random Error; 2.2 Measures of Effect; 2.3 Confounding; 2.4 Collapsibility Approach to Confounding; 2.5 Counterfactual Approach to Confounding; 2.6 Methods to Control Confounding; 2.7 Bias Due to an Unknown Confounder; 2.8 Misclassification; 2.9 Scope of this Book; 3. Binomial Methods for Single Sample Closed Cohort Data; 3.1 Exact Methods; 3.2 Asymptotic Methods
10. Poisson Methods for Censored Survival Data10.1 Poisson Methods for Single Sample Survival Data; 10.2 Poisson Methods for Unstratified Survival Data; 10.3 Poisson Methods for Stratified Survival Data; 11. Odds Ratio Methods for Case-Control Data; 11.1 Justification of the Odds Ratio Approach; 11.2 Odds Ratio Methods for Matched-Pairs Case-Control Data; 11.3 Odds Ratio Methods for (1 : M) Matched Case-Control Data; 12. Standardized Rates and Age-Period-Cohort Analysis; 12.1 Population Rates; 12.2 Directly Standardized Death Rate; 12.3 Standardized Mortality Ratio 12.4 Age-Period-Cohort Analysis |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910142503103321 |
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Newman Stephen C. <1952->
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| New York, : John Wiley & Sons, c2001 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Biostatistical methods in epidemiology [[electronic resource] /] / Stephen C. Newman
| Biostatistical methods in epidemiology [[electronic resource] /] / Stephen C. Newman |
| Autore | Newman Stephen C. <1952-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : John Wiley & Sons, c2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (403 p.) |
| Disciplina |
614.4/07/27
614.4072 614.40727 |
| Collana | Wiley series in probability and statistics. Biostatistics section |
| Soggetto topico |
Epidemiology - Statistical methods
Cohort analysis |
| ISBN |
1-280-36696-6
9786610366965 0-470-35001-6 0-471-46160-1 0-471-27261-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Biostatistical Methods in Epidemiology; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Probability; 1.2 Parameter Estimation; 1.3 Random Sampling; 2. Measurement Issues in Epidemiology; 2.1 Systematic and Random Error; 2.2 Measures of Effect; 2.3 Confounding; 2.4 Collapsibility Approach to Confounding; 2.5 Counterfactual Approach to Confounding; 2.6 Methods to Control Confounding; 2.7 Bias Due to an Unknown Confounder; 2.8 Misclassification; 2.9 Scope of this Book; 3. Binomial Methods for Single Sample Closed Cohort Data; 3.1 Exact Methods; 3.2 Asymptotic Methods
10. Poisson Methods for Censored Survival Data10.1 Poisson Methods for Single Sample Survival Data; 10.2 Poisson Methods for Unstratified Survival Data; 10.3 Poisson Methods for Stratified Survival Data; 11. Odds Ratio Methods for Case-Control Data; 11.1 Justification of the Odds Ratio Approach; 11.2 Odds Ratio Methods for Matched-Pairs Case-Control Data; 11.3 Odds Ratio Methods for (1 : M) Matched Case-Control Data; 12. Standardized Rates and Age-Period-Cohort Analysis; 12.1 Population Rates; 12.2 Directly Standardized Death Rate; 12.3 Standardized Mortality Ratio 12.4 Age-Period-Cohort Analysis |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910830319303321 |
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Newman Stephen C. <1952->
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| New York, : John Wiley & Sons, c2001 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Biostatistical methods in epidemiology / / Stephen C. Newman
| Biostatistical methods in epidemiology / / Stephen C. Newman |
| Autore | Newman Stephen C. <1952-> |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | New York, : John Wiley & Sons, c2001 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (403 p.) |
| Disciplina |
614.4/07/27
614.4072 614.40727 |
| Collana | Wiley series in probability and statistics. Biostatistics section |
| Soggetto topico |
Epidemiology - Statistical methods
Cohort analysis |
| ISBN |
1-280-36696-6
9786610366965 0-470-35001-6 0-471-46160-1 0-471-27261-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Biostatistical Methods in Epidemiology; Contents; Preface; 1. Introduction; 1.1 Probability; 1.2 Parameter Estimation; 1.3 Random Sampling; 2. Measurement Issues in Epidemiology; 2.1 Systematic and Random Error; 2.2 Measures of Effect; 2.3 Confounding; 2.4 Collapsibility Approach to Confounding; 2.5 Counterfactual Approach to Confounding; 2.6 Methods to Control Confounding; 2.7 Bias Due to an Unknown Confounder; 2.8 Misclassification; 2.9 Scope of this Book; 3. Binomial Methods for Single Sample Closed Cohort Data; 3.1 Exact Methods; 3.2 Asymptotic Methods
10. Poisson Methods for Censored Survival Data10.1 Poisson Methods for Single Sample Survival Data; 10.2 Poisson Methods for Unstratified Survival Data; 10.3 Poisson Methods for Stratified Survival Data; 11. Odds Ratio Methods for Case-Control Data; 11.1 Justification of the Odds Ratio Approach; 11.2 Odds Ratio Methods for Matched-Pairs Case-Control Data; 11.3 Odds Ratio Methods for (1 : M) Matched Case-Control Data; 12. Standardized Rates and Age-Period-Cohort Analysis; 12.1 Population Rates; 12.2 Directly Standardized Death Rate; 12.3 Standardized Mortality Ratio 12.4 Age-Period-Cohort Analysis |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910877140403321 |
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Newman Stephen C. <1952->
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| New York, : John Wiley & Sons, c2001 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Computer-assisted analysis of mixtures and applications : meta-analysis, disease mapping, and others / Dankmar Bèohning
| Computer-assisted analysis of mixtures and applications : meta-analysis, disease mapping, and others / Dankmar Bèohning |
| Autore | Bèohning, Dankmar |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, Fla. : Chapman & Hall/CRC, c2000 |
| Descrizione fisica | xvi, 232 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. |
| Disciplina |
614.40727
616.40727 |
| Collana | Monographs on statistics and applied probability ; 81 |
| Soggetto topico |
Epidemiology - Statistical methods
Epidemiology - Data processing Meta-analysis |
| ISBN | 0849303850 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991004021669707536 |
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Bèohning, Dankmar
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| Boca Raton, Fla. : Chapman & Hall/CRC, c2000 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Epidemiology and medical statistics / edited by C. R. Rao, J. P. Miller, D. C. Rao
| Epidemiology and medical statistics / edited by C. R. Rao, J. P. Miller, D. C. Rao |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Amsterdam : Elsevier/North-Holland, 2008 |
| Descrizione fisica | xviii, 852 p. : ill. ; 25 cm |
| Disciplina | 614.40727 |
| Altri autori (Persone) |
Rao, Calyampudi Radhakrishna
Miller, J. Philip Rao, Dabeeru C. |
| Collana | Handbook of statistics, 0169-7161 ; 27 |
| Soggetto topico |
Epidemiology - Statistical methods
Medical statistics |
| ISBN |
9780444528018
0444528016 |
| Classificazione |
AMS 62-00
AMS 62P10 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991003841389707536 |
| Amsterdam : Elsevier/North-Holland, 2008 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Multivariate methods in epidemiology / Theodore R. Holford
| Multivariate methods in epidemiology / Theodore R. Holford |
| Autore | Holford, Theodore R. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | xvii, 408 p. : ill. ; 24 cm |
| Disciplina | 614.40727 |
| Collana | Monographs in epidemiology and biostatistics ; 32 |
| Soggetto topico |
Epidemiology - Statistical methods
Multivariate analysis |
| ISBN | 0195124405 |
| Classificazione |
AMS 92D30
LC RA652.2.M3 H654 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISALENTO-991001614869707536 |
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Holford, Theodore R.
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| Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. del Salento | ||
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Statistics for epidemiology / Nicholas P. Jewell
| Statistics for epidemiology / Nicholas P. Jewell |
| Autore | Jewell, Nicholas P. |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton [etc.] : Chapman & Hall/CRC, ©2004 |
| Descrizione fisica | XIV, 333 p. : ill. ; 25 cm |
| Disciplina | 614.40727 |
| Collana | Texts in statistical science |
| Soggetto non controllato | Epidemiologia - Metodi statistici |
| ISBN | 1-58488-433-9 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-990008681680403321 |
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Jewell, Nicholas P.
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| Boca Raton [etc.] : Chapman & Hall/CRC, ©2004 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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