Synopsis
Deals with methods for the design and analysis of surveys, studies and experiments when the data are qualitative or categorical. Estimation of the degree of association or difference assumes equal importance with assessment of statistical significance. Presents the standard error for most measures of association or difference mentioned in the text. New topics include: construction of confidence intervals; planning of comparative studies with unequal sample sizes; the Fisher-Irwin "exact" test for a fourfold table; attributable risk; the Cornfield method for making inferences about the odds ratio; and measuring inter-rater agreement. Includes new and revised problems and worked examples.
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Présentation de l'éditeur
"This book is to be recommended as a standard shelf reference . . . and as a must to be read by all who wish to better use and understand data involving dichotomous or dichotomizable measurements."
American Journal of Psychiatry
In the two decades since the second edition of Statistical Methods for Rates and Proportions was published, evolving technologies and new methodologies have significantly changed the way today s statistics are viewed and handled. The explosive development of personal computing and statistical software has facilitated the sophisticated analysis of data, putting capabilities that were once the domain of specialists into the hands of every researcher.
The Third Edition of this important text addresses these changes and brings the literature up to date. While the previous edition focused on the use of desktop and handheld calculators, the new edition takes full advantage of modern computing power without losing the elegant simplicity that made the text so popular with students and practitioners alike. In authoritative yet clear terminology, the authors have brought the science of data analysis up to date without compromising its accessibility.
Features of the Third Edition include:
- New material on sample size calculations and issues in clinical trials, and entirely new chapters on single–sample data, logistic regression, Poisson regression, regression models for matched samples, the analysis of correlated binary data, and methods for analyzing fourfold tables with missing data
- The addition of many new problems, both numerical and theoretical
- Answer sections for numerical problems and hints for tackling the theoretical ones
- A frequentist approach enhanced by the inclusion of empirical Bayesian methodology where appropriate
Combining the latest research with the original studies that established the previous editions as leaders in the field, Statistical Methods for Rates and Proportions, Third Edition will continue to be an invaluable resource for students, statisticians, biostatisticians, and epidemiologists.
Revue de presse
"A well written specialized book by Fleiss et al. illustrates in detail the definitions and importance of rates in health and other data analysis." ( Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation, April 2005)
" the definitive text of context, method and application for the efficient analysis of rates and proportions " (Statistics in Medicine, Vol 24 (17), 15th September 2005)
" well written in a thoroughly readable style. I highly recommend this book " (Statistical Methods in Medical Research, Vol. 14, 2005)
" persons who regularly encounter this type of data would certainly want this book available as one of their desk–top references." (Technometrics, May 2004)
"A well written specialized book by Fleiss et al. illustrates in detail the definitions and importance of rates in health and other data analysis." ( Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation, April 2005)
the definitive text of context, method and application for the efficient analysis of rates and proportions (Statistics in Medicine, Vol 24 (17), 15th September 2005)
" well written in a thoroughly readable style. I highly recommend this book " (Statistical Methods in Medical Research, Vol. 14, 2005)
" persons who regularly encounter this type of data would certainly want this book available as one of their desk–top references." (Technometrics, May 2004)
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