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Survival Analysis for Epidemiologic and Medical Research (Practical Guides to Biostatistics and Epidemiology)

By Steve Selvin

Book information

Year
2008
ISBN
0521895197, 9780521895194, 9780511388521
LCC
R853.S7 S453 2008
Open Library ID
OL18510233M
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
3 MB (2698548 bytes)
Pages
296\297
Time added
2011-06-04 13:46:07

Description

This practical guide shows why the analytic methods work and how to effectively analyze and interpret epidemiologic and medical survival data with the help of modern computer systems. The introduction presents a review of a variety of statistical methods that are not only key elements of survival analysis but are also central to statistical analysis in general. Techniques such as statistical tests, transformations, confidence intervals, and analytic modeling are presented in the context of survival data but are, in fact, statistical tools that apply to understanding the analysis of many kinds of data. Similarly, discussions of such statistical concepts such as bias, confounding, independence, and interaction are presented in the context of survival analysis as well as the basic components of a broad range of applications.

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