Biostatistics and epidemiology : a primer for health and biomedical professionals /

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Author / Creator:Wassertheil-Smoller, Sylvia, author.
Edition:Fourth edition.
Imprint:New York : Springer, 2015.
Description:1 online resource : illustrations.
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11091732
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Other authors / contributors:Smoller, Jordan W., 1961- author.
ISBN:9781493921348
1493921347
9781493921331
1493921339 (print)
9781493921331 (print)
Digital file characteristics:text file PDF
Notes:Includes bibliographical references and index.
Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed February 9, 2015).
Summary:Since the publication of the first edition, Biostatistics and Epidemiology has attracted loyal readers from across specialty areas in the biomedical community. Not only does this textbook teach foundations of epidemiological design and statistical methods, but it also includes topics applicable to new areas of research. Areas covered in the fourth edition include a new chapter on risk prediction, risk reclassification and evaluation of biomarkers, new material on propensity analyses, and a vastly expanded chapter on genetic epidemiology, which is particularly relevant to those who wish to understand the epidemiological and statistical aspects of scientific articles in this rapidly advancing field. Biostatistics and Epidemiology was written to be accessible for readers without backgrounds in mathematics. It provides clear explanations of underlying principles, as well as practical guidelines of "how to do it" and "how to interpret it."a philosophical explanation of the logic of science, subsections that can stand alone or serve as reference, cross-referencing, recommended reading, and appendices covering sample calculations for various statistics in the text.
Other form:Printed edition: 9781493921331
Standard no.:10.1007/978-1-4939-2134-8