02864cam a22003853a 4500999001500000001000900015003000400024005001700028008004100045010001700086020001500103035002000118040002300138042000800161050002300169060002200192082002200214100002300236245007700259250001200336260004700348300003200395500007700427504006600504505154900570650004502119650002402164650001602188650001402204700002702218700005802245906004502303942001302348952011702361  c7434d743412940961OSt20200211103442.0020920s2003    maua     bs   001 0 eng    a  2002015537  a0865428719  a(DNLM)101155046  aDNLM/DLCcDLCdDLC  apcc00aR853.S7bK497 200310aWA 950bK59e 200300a610.727 KIR S2211 aKirkwood, Betty R.10aEssential medical statistics /cBetty R. Kirkwood, Jonathan A.C. Sterne.  a2nd ed.  aMalden, Mass. :bBlackwell Science,c2003.  ax, 501 p. :bill. ;c25 cm.  aRev. ed. of: Essentials of medical statistics / Betty R. Kirkwood. 1988.  aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [487]-492) and index.0 aUsing this book -- Defining the data -- Displaying the data --  Means, standard deviations and standard errors -- The normal distribution -- Confidence interval for a mean -- Comparison of two means: confidence intervals, hypothesis tests and P-values -- Using P-values and confidence intervals to interpret the results of statistical analyses -- Comparison of means from several groups: analysis of variance -- Linear regression and correlation -- Multiple regression -- Goodness of fit and regression diagnostics -- Transformations -- Probability, risks and odds (of disease) -- Proportions and the binomial distribution -- Comparing two proportions -- Chi-squared tests for 2 x 2 and larger contingency tables -- Controlling for confounding: stratification -- Logistic regression: comparing two or more exposure groups -- Logistic regression: controlling for confounding and other extensions -- Matched studies -- Longitudinal studies, rates and the Poisson distribution -- Comparing rates -- Poisson regression -- Standardization -- Survival analysis: displaying and comparing survival patterns -- Regressional analysis of survival data -- Likelihood -- Regression modelling -- Relaxing model assumptions -- Analysis of clustered data -- Systematic reviews and meta-analysis -- Bayesian statistics -- Linking analysis to study design: summary of methods -- Calculation of required sample size -- Measurement error: assessment and implications -- Measures of association and impact -- Strategies for analysis -- Appendix: statistical tables. 0aMedicinexResearchxStatistical methods. 0aMedical statistics.12aStatistics.22aBiometry.1 aSterne, Jonathan A. C.1 aKirkwood, Betty R.tEssentials of medical statistics.  a7bcbccorignewd1eecipf20gy-gencatlg  2ddccRFT  00102ddc40708R-22/4aAIISHbAIISHd2020-02-11l0o610.727 KIR Sp13068r2020-02-11 00:00:00w2020-02-11yRFT