Epidemiology: Study Design and Data Analysis, Second Edition (Chapman & Hall/CRC Texts in Statistical Science) - Hardcover

Woodward, Mark

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1584884150 ISBN 13: 9781584884156

Publisher: Chapman and Hall/CRC, 2004

Synopsis

Building an up-to-date understanding of the methodologies that can be used to shape public health policies, Epidemiology: Study Design and Data Analysis, Second Edition encompasses the study of epidemiology from the observation of associations between risk factors and disease to the use of practical, data-supported analyses. It presents study designs commonly used for a wide range of purposes, and covers the spectrum of statistical principles and analytical tools used in epidemiological research, such as techniques used in report writing, descriptive analyses, statistical models and synthesis of evidence.

New Material in This Edition Includes:

Systematic evaluation

Meta-analysis

Regression dilution

Case-cohort studies

Case-crossover studies

Pooled logistic regression

Companion Web site containing data sets for examples and exercises, SAS and Stata code for examples, a sample size calculator, and a SAS floating absolute risk macro

The second edition of a popular textbook, this book emphasizes quantitative and design aspects of epidemiological research. The author favors the use of basic mathematics and practical methods over complicated mathematical proofs, making this an ideal textbook that is comprehensive yet accessible to graduate students in epidemiology, statistics, public health studies, and/or medical research.

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Review

"As a text in quantitative Epidemiology, this book also works nicely as a text in BiostatisticsThe presentation style is relaxed, the examples are helpful, and the level of technical difficulty makes the material approachable without oversimplificationIt is sufficiently broad and deep in coverage to compete with standard texts in the field and has the added bonus of emphasizing study design. Methods and issues related to designs commonly used in a wide variety of health sciences are included" Ken Hess, Department of Biomathematics and Biostatistics, Anderson Cancer Center "I think anyone with an interest in both biostatistics and epidemiology will want a copy this book on their bookshelf it is a first-rate reference book." "I find Professor Woodward's text the most complete and practical introduction to the design and analysis of epidemiological studies I've encountered an excellent text for either a course introducing epidemiologists to statistical thought and methods or a course introducing statisticians to epidemiological thought and methods students appreciate having a readable textbook replete with understandable examples and worked exercises"" offers a complete introduction to statistical and epidemiological methods in the study of disease in human populations. All of the standard topics are included, and the second edition even has a chapter on meta-analysis." "This book can be used as a text to introduce epidemiological methods to graduate students in statistics who have no background in epidemiology, or vice versa" "Professor Woodward is to be congratulated on a job well done." -Dan McGee, Dept of Statistics, Florida State University

Edition details

• Publisher: Chapman and Hall/CRC
• Publication date: 2004
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1584884150
• ISBN 13: 9781584884156
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 870