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Applying quantitative bias analysis to epidemiologic data / / Matthew P. Fox, Richard F. MacLehose, and Timothy L. Lash
| Applying quantitative bias analysis to epidemiologic data / / Matthew P. Fox, Richard F. MacLehose, and Timothy L. Lash |
| Autore | Lash Timothy L. |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (475 pages) |
| Disciplina | 614.4072 |
| Collana | Statistics for Biology and Health |
| Soggetto topico |
Epidemiology - Research
Social sciences - Methodology Epidemiologia Estadística matemàtica |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 3-030-82673-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa  |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction, Objectives, and an Alternative -- Introduction: Biases in Health Research -- Statistical Inference in Public Health Research -- The Treatment of Uncertainty in Nonrandomized Research -- When Bias Analysis Will Be Most Useful -- Judgments Under Uncertainty -- The Dual-Process Model of Cognition -- Anchoring and Adjustment -- Overconfidence -- Failure to Account for the Base-Rate -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: A Guide to Implementing Quantitative Bias Analysis -- Introduction -- Reducing Error -- Reducing Error by Design -- Reducing Error in the Analysis -- Quantifying Error -- Evaluating the Potential Value of Quantitative Bias Analysis? -- Planning for Bias Analysis -- Creating a Data Collection Plan for Bias Analysis -- Creating an Analytic Plan for a Bias Analysis -- Type of Data: Record-Level Versus Summary -- Type of Bias Analysis -- Order of Bias Analysis Adjustments -- Bias Analysis Techniques -- Simple Bias Analysis -- Multidimensional Bias Analysis -- Probabilistic Bias Analysis -- Multiple Bias Modeling -- Direct Bias Modeling and Missing Data Methods -- Bayesian Bias Analysis -- Assigning Values and Distributions to Bias Parameters -- Directed Acyclic Graphs -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Data Sources for Bias Analysis -- Bias Parameters -- Internal Data Sources -- Selection Bias -- Uncontrolled Confounding -- Information Bias -- Design of Internal Validation Studies -- Limitations of Internal Validation Studies -- External Data Sources -- Selection Bias -- Unmeasured Confounder -- Information Bias -- Expert Opinion -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 4: Selection Bias -- Introduction -- Definitions and Terms -- Conceptual -- Depicting Selection Bias Using Causal Graphs -- Design Considerations -- Bias Analysis.
Motivation for Bias Analysis -- Sources of Data -- Simple Bias-Adjustment for Differential Initial Participation -- Example -- Introduction to Bias Analysis -- Bias Analysis by Projecting the Exposed Proportion Among Nonparticipants -- Bias Analysis Using Selection Proportions -- Bias Analysis Using Inverse Probability of Participation Weighting -- Simple Bias-Adjustment for Differential Loss-to-Follow-up -- Example -- Bias Analysis by Modeling Outcomes -- Bias Analysis by Inverse Probability of Attrition Weighting -- Multidimensional Bias Analysis for Selection Bias -- Example -- References -- Chapter 5: Uncontrolled Confounders -- Introduction -- Key Concepts -- Definitions -- Motivation for Bias Analysis -- Data Sources -- Introduction to Simple Bias Analysis -- Approach -- Introduction to the Example -- Bias Parameters -- Implementation of Simple Bias Analysis -- Ratio Measures -- Example -- Difference Measures -- Person-time Designs -- Unmeasured Confounder in the Presence of Effect Measure Modification -- Polytomous Confounders -- Multidimensional Bias Analysis for Unmeasured Confounding -- Example -- Bounding the Bias Limits of an Unmeasured Confounding -- Analytic Approach -- The E-Value and G-Value -- Signed Directed Acyclic Graphs to Estimate the Direction of Bias -- References -- Chapter 6: Misclassification -- Introduction -- Definitions and Terms -- Differential vs. Nondifferential Misclassification -- Dependent vs. Independent Misclassification -- Directed Acyclic Graphs and Misclassification -- Calculating Classification Bias Parameters from Validation Data -- Sources of Data -- Bias Analysis of Exposure Misclassification -- Bias-Adjusting for Exposure Misclassification Using Sensitivity and Specificity: Nondifferential and Independent Errors -- Bias-Adjusting for Exposure Misclassification Using Predictive Values. Bias-Adjustment for Nondifferential Outcome Misclassification Using Positive Predictive Values for the Risk Ratio Measure of A... -- Bias-Adjustments Using Sensitivity and Specificity: Differential Independent Errors -- Bias-Adjustments Using Sensitivity and Specificity: Internal Validation Data -- Overreliance on Nondifferential Misclassification Biasing Toward the Null -- Disease Misclassification -- Bias-Adjustments with Sensitivity and Specificity: Nondifferential and Independent Errors -- Disease Misclassification in Case-Control Studies -- Overreliance on Nondifferential Misclassification Biasing Toward the Null -- Covariate Misclassification -- Bias-Adjustments with Sensitivity and Specificity: Nondifferential and Differential Misclassification with Independent Errors -- Overreliance on Nondifferential Misclassification of Covariates Biasing Toward the Null -- Dependent Misclassification -- Matrix Method for Misclassification Adjustment -- Multidimensional Bias Analysis for Misclassification -- Limitations -- Negative Expected Cell Frequencies -- Other Considerations -- References -- Chapter 7: Preparing for Probabilistic Bias Analysis -- Introduction -- Preparing for Probabilistic Bias Analysis -- Statistical Software for Probabilistic Bias Analysis -- Summary Level Versus Record Level Probabilistic Bias Analysis -- Describing Uncertainty in the Bias Parameters -- Probability Distributions -- Uniform Distribution -- Generalized Method for Sampling from Distributions -- Trapezoidal Distribution -- Triangular Distribution -- Normal Distribution -- Beta Distribution -- Bernoulli and Binomial Distributions -- Other Probability Distributions -- Sensitivity to Chosen Distributions -- Correlated Distributions -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8: Probabilistic Bias Analysis for Simulation of Summary Level Data -- Introduction. Analytic Approach for Summary Level Probabilistic Bias Analysis -- Exposure Misclassification Implementation -- Step 1: Identify the Source of Bias -- Step 2: Select the Bias Parameters -- Step 3: Assign Probability Distributions to Each Bias Parameter -- Step 4: Use Simple Bias Analysis Methods to Incorporate Uncertainty in the Bias Parameters and Random Error -- Step 4a: Sample from the Bias Parameter Distributions -- Step 4b: Generate Bias-Adjusted Data Using Simple Bias Analysis Methods and the Sampled Bias Parameters -- Step 4c: Incorporate Conventional Random Error by Sampling Summary Statistics -- Step 4c (Alternate): Resample the Prevalence of Misclassification Adjusted Exposure -- Step 5: Save the Bias-Adjusted Estimate and Repeat Steps 4a-c -- Step 6: Summarize the Bias-Adjusted Estimates with a Frequency Distribution that Yields a Central Tendency and Simulation Inte... -- Misclassification Implementation: Predictive Values -- Misclassification Implementation: Predictive Values - Alternative -- Misclassification of Outcomes and Confounders -- Uncontrolled Confounding Implementation -- Step 1: Identify the Source of Bias -- Step 2: Identify the Bias Parameters -- Step 3: Assign Probability Distributions to Each Bias Parameter -- Step 4: Use Simple Bias Analysis Methods to Incorporate Uncertainty in the Bias Parameters and Random Error -- Step 4a: Sample from the Bias Parameter Distributions -- Step 4b: Generate Bias-Adjusted Data Using Simple Bias Analysis Methods and the Sampled Bias Parameters -- Step 4c: Sample the Bias-Adjusted Effect Estimate -- Steps 5 and 6: Resample, Save and Summarize -- Confounding Implementation Alternative: Relative Risk Due to Confounding -- Step 4: Use Simple Bias Analysis Methods to Incorporate Uncertainty in the Bias Parameters and Random Error -- Step 4a: Sample from the Bias Parameter Distributions. Step 4b: Generate Bias-Adjusted Results Using Simple Bias Analysis Methods and the Sampled Bias Parameters -- Step 4c: Sample the Bias-Adjusted Effect Estimate -- Steps 5 and 6: Resample, Save and Summarize -- Selection Bias Implementation -- An Example of Probabilistic Bias Analysis in the Presence of Substantial Source Population Data -- Step 1: Identify the Source of Bias -- Step 2: Identify the Bias Parameters -- Step 3: Assign Probability Distributions to Each Bias Parameter -- Step 4: Use Simple Bias Analysis Methods to Incorporate Uncertainty in the Bias Parameters and Random Error -- Step 4a: Sample from the Bias Parameter Distributions -- Step 4b: Generate Bias-Adjusted Data Using Simple Bias Analysis Methods and the Sampled Bias Parameters -- Steps 4c: Sample the Bias-Adjusted Effect Estimate -- Steps 5 and 6: Resample, Save and Summarize -- Selection Bias Adjustment Using Selection Probabilities -- Step 1: Identify the Source of Bias -- Step 2: Identify the Bias Parameters -- Step 3: Assign Probability Distributions to Each Bias Parameter -- Step 4: Use Simple Bias Analysis Methods to Incorporate Uncertainty and Random Error -- Step 4a: Sample from the Bias Parameter Distributions -- Step 4b: Generate Bias-Adjusted Data Using Simple Bias Analysis Methods and the Sampled Bias Parameters -- Steps 4c: Sample the Bias-Adjusted Effect Estimate -- Steps 5 and 6: Resample, Save and Summarize -- Computing Issues with Summary Level Probabilistic Bias Analysis -- Bootstrapping -- Impossible Values for Bias Parameters and Model Diagnostic Plots -- Conclusions -- Appendix: Sampling Models for Exposure Misclassification -- References -- Chapter 9: Probabilistic Bias Analysis for Simulation of Record-Level Data -- Introduction -- Exposure Misclassification Implementation -- Step 1: Identify the Source of Bias -- Step 2: Select the Bias Parameters. Step 3: Assign Probability Distributions to Each Bias Parameter. |
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Lash Timothy L.
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| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Applying quantitative bias analysis to epidemiologic data / / Matthew P. Fox, Richard F. MacLehose, and Timothy L. Lash
| Applying quantitative bias analysis to epidemiologic data / / Matthew P. Fox, Richard F. MacLehose, and Timothy L. Lash |
| Autore | Lash Timothy L. |
| Edizione | [Second edition.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (475 pages) |
| Disciplina | 614.4072 |
| Collana | Statistics for Biology and Health |
| Soggetto topico |
Epidemiology - Research
Social sciences - Methodology Epidemiologia Estadística matemàtica |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Llibres electrònics |
| ISBN | 3-030-82673-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Chapter 1: Introduction, Objectives, and an Alternative -- Introduction: Biases in Health Research -- Statistical Inference in Public Health Research -- The Treatment of Uncertainty in Nonrandomized Research -- When Bias Analysis Will Be Most Useful -- Judgments Under Uncertainty -- The Dual-Process Model of Cognition -- Anchoring and Adjustment -- Overconfidence -- Failure to Account for the Base-Rate -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 2: A Guide to Implementing Quantitative Bias Analysis -- Introduction -- Reducing Error -- Reducing Error by Design -- Reducing Error in the Analysis -- Quantifying Error -- Evaluating the Potential Value of Quantitative Bias Analysis? -- Planning for Bias Analysis -- Creating a Data Collection Plan for Bias Analysis -- Creating an Analytic Plan for a Bias Analysis -- Type of Data: Record-Level Versus Summary -- Type of Bias Analysis -- Order of Bias Analysis Adjustments -- Bias Analysis Techniques -- Simple Bias Analysis -- Multidimensional Bias Analysis -- Probabilistic Bias Analysis -- Multiple Bias Modeling -- Direct Bias Modeling and Missing Data Methods -- Bayesian Bias Analysis -- Assigning Values and Distributions to Bias Parameters -- Directed Acyclic Graphs -- Conclusion -- References -- Chapter 3: Data Sources for Bias Analysis -- Bias Parameters -- Internal Data Sources -- Selection Bias -- Uncontrolled Confounding -- Information Bias -- Design of Internal Validation Studies -- Limitations of Internal Validation Studies -- External Data Sources -- Selection Bias -- Unmeasured Confounder -- Information Bias -- Expert Opinion -- Summary -- References -- Chapter 4: Selection Bias -- Introduction -- Definitions and Terms -- Conceptual -- Depicting Selection Bias Using Causal Graphs -- Design Considerations -- Bias Analysis.
Motivation for Bias Analysis -- Sources of Data -- Simple Bias-Adjustment for Differential Initial Participation -- Example -- Introduction to Bias Analysis -- Bias Analysis by Projecting the Exposed Proportion Among Nonparticipants -- Bias Analysis Using Selection Proportions -- Bias Analysis Using Inverse Probability of Participation Weighting -- Simple Bias-Adjustment for Differential Loss-to-Follow-up -- Example -- Bias Analysis by Modeling Outcomes -- Bias Analysis by Inverse Probability of Attrition Weighting -- Multidimensional Bias Analysis for Selection Bias -- Example -- References -- Chapter 5: Uncontrolled Confounders -- Introduction -- Key Concepts -- Definitions -- Motivation for Bias Analysis -- Data Sources -- Introduction to Simple Bias Analysis -- Approach -- Introduction to the Example -- Bias Parameters -- Implementation of Simple Bias Analysis -- Ratio Measures -- Example -- Difference Measures -- Person-time Designs -- Unmeasured Confounder in the Presence of Effect Measure Modification -- Polytomous Confounders -- Multidimensional Bias Analysis for Unmeasured Confounding -- Example -- Bounding the Bias Limits of an Unmeasured Confounding -- Analytic Approach -- The E-Value and G-Value -- Signed Directed Acyclic Graphs to Estimate the Direction of Bias -- References -- Chapter 6: Misclassification -- Introduction -- Definitions and Terms -- Differential vs. Nondifferential Misclassification -- Dependent vs. Independent Misclassification -- Directed Acyclic Graphs and Misclassification -- Calculating Classification Bias Parameters from Validation Data -- Sources of Data -- Bias Analysis of Exposure Misclassification -- Bias-Adjusting for Exposure Misclassification Using Sensitivity and Specificity: Nondifferential and Independent Errors -- Bias-Adjusting for Exposure Misclassification Using Predictive Values. Bias-Adjustment for Nondifferential Outcome Misclassification Using Positive Predictive Values for the Risk Ratio Measure of A... -- Bias-Adjustments Using Sensitivity and Specificity: Differential Independent Errors -- Bias-Adjustments Using Sensitivity and Specificity: Internal Validation Data -- Overreliance on Nondifferential Misclassification Biasing Toward the Null -- Disease Misclassification -- Bias-Adjustments with Sensitivity and Specificity: Nondifferential and Independent Errors -- Disease Misclassification in Case-Control Studies -- Overreliance on Nondifferential Misclassification Biasing Toward the Null -- Covariate Misclassification -- Bias-Adjustments with Sensitivity and Specificity: Nondifferential and Differential Misclassification with Independent Errors -- Overreliance on Nondifferential Misclassification of Covariates Biasing Toward the Null -- Dependent Misclassification -- Matrix Method for Misclassification Adjustment -- Multidimensional Bias Analysis for Misclassification -- Limitations -- Negative Expected Cell Frequencies -- Other Considerations -- References -- Chapter 7: Preparing for Probabilistic Bias Analysis -- Introduction -- Preparing for Probabilistic Bias Analysis -- Statistical Software for Probabilistic Bias Analysis -- Summary Level Versus Record Level Probabilistic Bias Analysis -- Describing Uncertainty in the Bias Parameters -- Probability Distributions -- Uniform Distribution -- Generalized Method for Sampling from Distributions -- Trapezoidal Distribution -- Triangular Distribution -- Normal Distribution -- Beta Distribution -- Bernoulli and Binomial Distributions -- Other Probability Distributions -- Sensitivity to Chosen Distributions -- Correlated Distributions -- Conclusions -- References -- Chapter 8: Probabilistic Bias Analysis for Simulation of Summary Level Data -- Introduction. Analytic Approach for Summary Level Probabilistic Bias Analysis -- Exposure Misclassification Implementation -- Step 1: Identify the Source of Bias -- Step 2: Select the Bias Parameters -- Step 3: Assign Probability Distributions to Each Bias Parameter -- Step 4: Use Simple Bias Analysis Methods to Incorporate Uncertainty in the Bias Parameters and Random Error -- Step 4a: Sample from the Bias Parameter Distributions -- Step 4b: Generate Bias-Adjusted Data Using Simple Bias Analysis Methods and the Sampled Bias Parameters -- Step 4c: Incorporate Conventional Random Error by Sampling Summary Statistics -- Step 4c (Alternate): Resample the Prevalence of Misclassification Adjusted Exposure -- Step 5: Save the Bias-Adjusted Estimate and Repeat Steps 4a-c -- Step 6: Summarize the Bias-Adjusted Estimates with a Frequency Distribution that Yields a Central Tendency and Simulation Inte... -- Misclassification Implementation: Predictive Values -- Misclassification Implementation: Predictive Values - Alternative -- Misclassification of Outcomes and Confounders -- Uncontrolled Confounding Implementation -- Step 1: Identify the Source of Bias -- Step 2: Identify the Bias Parameters -- Step 3: Assign Probability Distributions to Each Bias Parameter -- Step 4: Use Simple Bias Analysis Methods to Incorporate Uncertainty in the Bias Parameters and Random Error -- Step 4a: Sample from the Bias Parameter Distributions -- Step 4b: Generate Bias-Adjusted Data Using Simple Bias Analysis Methods and the Sampled Bias Parameters -- Step 4c: Sample the Bias-Adjusted Effect Estimate -- Steps 5 and 6: Resample, Save and Summarize -- Confounding Implementation Alternative: Relative Risk Due to Confounding -- Step 4: Use Simple Bias Analysis Methods to Incorporate Uncertainty in the Bias Parameters and Random Error -- Step 4a: Sample from the Bias Parameter Distributions. Step 4b: Generate Bias-Adjusted Results Using Simple Bias Analysis Methods and the Sampled Bias Parameters -- Step 4c: Sample the Bias-Adjusted Effect Estimate -- Steps 5 and 6: Resample, Save and Summarize -- Selection Bias Implementation -- An Example of Probabilistic Bias Analysis in the Presence of Substantial Source Population Data -- Step 1: Identify the Source of Bias -- Step 2: Identify the Bias Parameters -- Step 3: Assign Probability Distributions to Each Bias Parameter -- Step 4: Use Simple Bias Analysis Methods to Incorporate Uncertainty in the Bias Parameters and Random Error -- Step 4a: Sample from the Bias Parameter Distributions -- Step 4b: Generate Bias-Adjusted Data Using Simple Bias Analysis Methods and the Sampled Bias Parameters -- Steps 4c: Sample the Bias-Adjusted Effect Estimate -- Steps 5 and 6: Resample, Save and Summarize -- Selection Bias Adjustment Using Selection Probabilities -- Step 1: Identify the Source of Bias -- Step 2: Identify the Bias Parameters -- Step 3: Assign Probability Distributions to Each Bias Parameter -- Step 4: Use Simple Bias Analysis Methods to Incorporate Uncertainty and Random Error -- Step 4a: Sample from the Bias Parameter Distributions -- Step 4b: Generate Bias-Adjusted Data Using Simple Bias Analysis Methods and the Sampled Bias Parameters -- Steps 4c: Sample the Bias-Adjusted Effect Estimate -- Steps 5 and 6: Resample, Save and Summarize -- Computing Issues with Summary Level Probabilistic Bias Analysis -- Bootstrapping -- Impossible Values for Bias Parameters and Model Diagnostic Plots -- Conclusions -- Appendix: Sampling Models for Exposure Misclassification -- References -- Chapter 9: Probabilistic Bias Analysis for Simulation of Record-Level Data -- Introduction -- Exposure Misclassification Implementation -- Step 1: Identify the Source of Bias -- Step 2: Select the Bias Parameters. Step 3: Assign Probability Distributions to Each Bias Parameter. |
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Lash Timothy L.
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| Cham, Switzerland : , : Springer, , [2022] | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Basic principles and practical applications in epidemiological research [[electronic resource] /] / Jung-Der Wang
| Basic principles and practical applications in epidemiological research [[electronic resource] /] / Jung-Der Wang |
| Autore | Wang Jung-Der |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; River Edge, N.J., : World Scientific, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (379 p.) |
| Disciplina | 614.4072 |
| Collana | Quantitative sciences on biology and medicine |
| Soggetto topico |
Epidemiology - Research
Epidemiology |
| Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
| ISBN |
1-281-92834-8
9786611928346 981-277-572-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction to Epidemiological Research; 1.1 Definition of epidemiology; 1.2 Evolving trends of epidemiological research; 1.3 Types of inferences in epidemiological research; 1.4 Outline of the basic principles of epidemiological research; 1.5 Summary; Quiz of Chapter 1; 2 Principles of Scientific Research: Deductive Methods and Process of Conjecture and Refutation; 2.1 The process of scientific research; 2.2 Deductive methods: Common logical reasoning; 2.3 Conjectures and Refutations; 2.4 Why take a refutational attitude?
2.5 The limitations of conjectures and refutations2.6 Summary; Quiz of Chapter 2; 3 Scientific Hypothesis and Degree of Corroboration; 3.1 Hypothesis Formation - How to form a conjecture?; 3.2 What makes a hypothesis scientific?; 3.3 Successful refutation and auxiliary hypotheses - Has one disproved the primary hypothesis?; 3.4 Failure to falsify and degree of corroboration - Do the results of the study corroborate the primary hypothesis?; 3.5 Credibility of a hypothesis and decision-making; 3.6 Summary; Quiz of Chapter 3; 4 Causal Inference and Decision 4.1 Causal concepts in medicine and public health4.2 Proposed criteria for causal decisions; 4.2.1 Necessary criteria; 4.2.2 Quasi-necessary criteria; 4.2.3 Other supportive criteria; 4.3 Objective knowledge and consensus method; 4.4 Summary; Quiz of Chapter 4; 5 Basic Principles of Measurement; 5.1 What is measurement?; 5.2 Why does one perform measurement?; 5.3 How does one measure?; 5.3.1 Measurements in socio-behavioral science; 5.4 Accuracy of measurement: Validity and reliability; 5.5 Scales of measurement; 5.5.1 Nominal scale: A scale of qualitative measurement 5.5.2 Ordinal scale: A scale of semi-quantitative measurement5.5.3 Interval scale: Quantitative measurement with or without an absolute zero starting point; 5.5.4 Ratio scale: Quantitative measurement with an absolute zero starting point; 5.6 Common evaluation method in medical diagnostic tests; 5.7 Validity and reliability of physico-chemical, biological and socio-behavioral measurements from a refutationist's point of view; 5.7.1 Measurement of chemicals in the environment or inside the human body 5.7.2 Conceptualization of exposure dose and its measurement in occupational and environmental medicine5.7.3 Validity and reliability of socio-behavioral measurement; 5.8 How to perform accurate measurement by questionnaire Limitations of questionnaire information; 5.8.1 Construction of a questionnaire; 5.8.2 Interview procedures; 5.9 Summary; Quiz of Chapter 5; 6 Basic Measurements in Epidemiological Research; 6.1 Evolving trends in epidemiological measurement; 6.2 Basic measurements of outcome in epidemiology 6.2.1 Outcome measurement: Counting of events and states, rate, proportion, and ratio |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910454070703321 |
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Wang Jung-Der
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| Singapore ; ; River Edge, N.J., : World Scientific, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Basic principles and practical applications in epidemiological research [[electronic resource] /] / Jung-Der Wang
| Basic principles and practical applications in epidemiological research [[electronic resource] /] / Jung-Der Wang |
| Autore | Wang Jung-Der |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; River Edge, N.J., : World Scientific, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (379 p.) |
| Disciplina | 614.4072 |
| Collana | Quantitative sciences on biology and medicine |
| Soggetto topico |
Epidemiology - Research
Epidemiology |
| ISBN |
1-281-92834-8
9786611928346 981-277-572-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction to Epidemiological Research; 1.1 Definition of epidemiology; 1.2 Evolving trends of epidemiological research; 1.3 Types of inferences in epidemiological research; 1.4 Outline of the basic principles of epidemiological research; 1.5 Summary; Quiz of Chapter 1; 2 Principles of Scientific Research: Deductive Methods and Process of Conjecture and Refutation; 2.1 The process of scientific research; 2.2 Deductive methods: Common logical reasoning; 2.3 Conjectures and Refutations; 2.4 Why take a refutational attitude?
2.5 The limitations of conjectures and refutations2.6 Summary; Quiz of Chapter 2; 3 Scientific Hypothesis and Degree of Corroboration; 3.1 Hypothesis Formation - How to form a conjecture?; 3.2 What makes a hypothesis scientific?; 3.3 Successful refutation and auxiliary hypotheses - Has one disproved the primary hypothesis?; 3.4 Failure to falsify and degree of corroboration - Do the results of the study corroborate the primary hypothesis?; 3.5 Credibility of a hypothesis and decision-making; 3.6 Summary; Quiz of Chapter 3; 4 Causal Inference and Decision 4.1 Causal concepts in medicine and public health4.2 Proposed criteria for causal decisions; 4.2.1 Necessary criteria; 4.2.2 Quasi-necessary criteria; 4.2.3 Other supportive criteria; 4.3 Objective knowledge and consensus method; 4.4 Summary; Quiz of Chapter 4; 5 Basic Principles of Measurement; 5.1 What is measurement?; 5.2 Why does one perform measurement?; 5.3 How does one measure?; 5.3.1 Measurements in socio-behavioral science; 5.4 Accuracy of measurement: Validity and reliability; 5.5 Scales of measurement; 5.5.1 Nominal scale: A scale of qualitative measurement 5.5.2 Ordinal scale: A scale of semi-quantitative measurement5.5.3 Interval scale: Quantitative measurement with or without an absolute zero starting point; 5.5.4 Ratio scale: Quantitative measurement with an absolute zero starting point; 5.6 Common evaluation method in medical diagnostic tests; 5.7 Validity and reliability of physico-chemical, biological and socio-behavioral measurements from a refutationist's point of view; 5.7.1 Measurement of chemicals in the environment or inside the human body 5.7.2 Conceptualization of exposure dose and its measurement in occupational and environmental medicine5.7.3 Validity and reliability of socio-behavioral measurement; 5.8 How to perform accurate measurement by questionnaire Limitations of questionnaire information; 5.8.1 Construction of a questionnaire; 5.8.2 Interview procedures; 5.9 Summary; Quiz of Chapter 5; 6 Basic Measurements in Epidemiological Research; 6.1 Evolving trends in epidemiological measurement; 6.2 Basic measurements of outcome in epidemiology 6.2.1 Outcome measurement: Counting of events and states, rate, proportion, and ratio |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910782280103321 |
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Wang Jung-Der
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| Singapore ; ; River Edge, N.J., : World Scientific, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Basic principles and practical applications in epidemiological research / / Jung-Der Wang
| Basic principles and practical applications in epidemiological research / / Jung-Der Wang |
| Autore | Wang Jung-Der |
| Edizione | [1st ed.] |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Singapore ; ; River Edge, N.J., : World Scientific, c2002 |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (379 p.) |
| Disciplina | 614.4072 |
| Collana | Quantitative sciences on biology and medicine |
| Soggetto topico |
Epidemiology - Research
Epidemiology |
| ISBN |
1-281-92834-8
9786611928346 981-277-572-2 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Nota di contenuto |
Contents; Preface; 1 Introduction to Epidemiological Research; 1.1 Definition of epidemiology; 1.2 Evolving trends of epidemiological research; 1.3 Types of inferences in epidemiological research; 1.4 Outline of the basic principles of epidemiological research; 1.5 Summary; Quiz of Chapter 1; 2 Principles of Scientific Research: Deductive Methods and Process of Conjecture and Refutation; 2.1 The process of scientific research; 2.2 Deductive methods: Common logical reasoning; 2.3 Conjectures and Refutations; 2.4 Why take a refutational attitude?
2.5 The limitations of conjectures and refutations2.6 Summary; Quiz of Chapter 2; 3 Scientific Hypothesis and Degree of Corroboration; 3.1 Hypothesis Formation - How to form a conjecture?; 3.2 What makes a hypothesis scientific?; 3.3 Successful refutation and auxiliary hypotheses - Has one disproved the primary hypothesis?; 3.4 Failure to falsify and degree of corroboration - Do the results of the study corroborate the primary hypothesis?; 3.5 Credibility of a hypothesis and decision-making; 3.6 Summary; Quiz of Chapter 3; 4 Causal Inference and Decision 4.1 Causal concepts in medicine and public health4.2 Proposed criteria for causal decisions; 4.2.1 Necessary criteria; 4.2.2 Quasi-necessary criteria; 4.2.3 Other supportive criteria; 4.3 Objective knowledge and consensus method; 4.4 Summary; Quiz of Chapter 4; 5 Basic Principles of Measurement; 5.1 What is measurement?; 5.2 Why does one perform measurement?; 5.3 How does one measure?; 5.3.1 Measurements in socio-behavioral science; 5.4 Accuracy of measurement: Validity and reliability; 5.5 Scales of measurement; 5.5.1 Nominal scale: A scale of qualitative measurement 5.5.2 Ordinal scale: A scale of semi-quantitative measurement5.5.3 Interval scale: Quantitative measurement with or without an absolute zero starting point; 5.5.4 Ratio scale: Quantitative measurement with an absolute zero starting point; 5.6 Common evaluation method in medical diagnostic tests; 5.7 Validity and reliability of physico-chemical, biological and socio-behavioral measurements from a refutationist's point of view; 5.7.1 Measurement of chemicals in the environment or inside the human body 5.7.2 Conceptualization of exposure dose and its measurement in occupational and environmental medicine5.7.3 Validity and reliability of socio-behavioral measurement; 5.8 How to perform accurate measurement by questionnaire Limitations of questionnaire information; 5.8.1 Construction of a questionnaire; 5.8.2 Interview procedures; 5.9 Summary; Quiz of Chapter 5; 6 Basic Measurements in Epidemiological Research; 6.1 Evolving trends in epidemiological measurement; 6.2 Basic measurements of outcome in epidemiology 6.2.1 Outcome measurement: Counting of events and states, rate, proportion, and ratio |
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Wang Jung-Der
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| Singapore ; ; River Edge, N.J., : World Scientific, c2002 | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Epidemiology and health
| Epidemiology and health |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Seoul, : Korean Society of Epidemiology, ©2009- |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Soggetto topico |
Epidemiology
Epidemiology - Research - Korea (South) Epidemiology - Research |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodical
Fulltext Internet Resources. Periodicals. |
| Soggetto non controllato | Epidemiology & Epidemics |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | EpiH |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996200125703316 |
| Seoul, : Korean Society of Epidemiology, ©2009- | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Epidemiology and health
| Epidemiology and health |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Seoul, : Korean Society of Epidemiology, ©2009- |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Soggetto topico |
Epidemiology
Epidemiology - Research - Korea (South) Epidemiology - Research |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodical
Fulltext Internet Resources. Periodicals. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti | EpiH |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139908603321 |
| Seoul, : Korean Society of Epidemiology, ©2009- | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Health services research and managerial epidemiology
| Health services research and managerial epidemiology |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, CA : , : Sage Publications, , [2014]- |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 614.4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical care - Research
Epidemiology - Research Health Services Research Quality of Health Care Epidemiologic Methods |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodical
Fulltext Internet Resources. Periodicals. |
| Soggetto non controllato | Hospitals & Medical Centers |
| ISSN | 2333-3392 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996226749303316 |
| Thousand Oaks, CA : , : Sage Publications, , [2014]- | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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Health services research and managerial epidemiology
| Health services research and managerial epidemiology |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | Thousand Oaks, CA : , : Sage Publications, , [2014]- |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Disciplina | 614.4 |
| Soggetto topico |
Medical care - Research
Epidemiology - Research Health Services Research Quality of Health Care Epidemiologic Methods |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodical
Fulltext Internet Resources. Periodicals. |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Record Nr. | UNINA-9910140275803321 |
| Thousand Oaks, CA : , : Sage Publications, , [2014]- | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Journal of pharmaceutical health services research
| Journal of pharmaceutical health services research |
| Pubbl/distr/stampa | [Chichester, Sussex] : , : Wiley-Blackwell : , : Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, , 2010- |
| Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource |
| Soggetto topico |
Pharmacy - Research
Pharmaceutical industry - Research Drugs - Research Medical care - Research Public health - Research Epidemiology - Research Health Services Research Economics, Pharmaceutical |
| Soggetto genere / forma |
Periodical
Periodicals. |
| ISSN | 1759-8893 |
| Formato | Materiale a stampa |
| Livello bibliografico | Periodico |
| Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
| Altri titoli varianti |
J. pharm. health serv. res
JPHSR |
| Record Nr. | UNISA-996213000403316 |
| [Chichester, Sussex] : , : Wiley-Blackwell : , : Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain, , 2010- | ||
| Materiale a stampa | ||
| Lo trovi qui: Univ. di Salerno | ||
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