Basic Principles And Practical Applications In Epidemiological Research: 1 (Quantitative Sciences On Biology And Medicine) - Hardcover

Wang, Jung-der

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9810248016 ISBN 13: 9789810248017

Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

Based on the concept of “conjecture and refutation” from the Popperian philosophy of science, i.e. looking for alternative causes, this book simplifies the design and inferences of human observational studies into two types: descriptive and causal. It clarifies how and why causal inference should be considered from the search for alternative explanations or causes, and descriptive inference from the sample at hand to the source population. Furthermore, it links the health policy and epidemiological concept with decisional questions, for which the basic measurement can be quality-adjusted survival time or quality-adjusted life year.

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Synopsis

Based on the concept of "conjecture and refutation" from the Popperian philosophy of science, i.e. looking for alternative causes, this book simplifies the design and inferences of human observational studies into two types: descriptive and causal.

Edition details

• Publisher: World Scientific Publishing Co Pte Ltd
• Publication date: 2002
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 9810248016
• ISBN 13: 9789810248017
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 380