"…a concise, organized, and well-written text that provides the derivations of statistical formulas underlying much epidemiological research and practice." (Journal of the American Statistical Association, December 2005)
"...presents a considerable amount of recent research, much of which is the author's own..." (Royal Statistical Society, Vol.168, No.1, January 2005)
"...systematically organised...an excellent reference..." (Short Book Review, Vol.24, No.3 December 2004)
"...this book is strongly recommended..." (Statistical Methods in Medical Research, Vol 14 2005)
Product Description
Statistical Estimation of Epidemiological Risk provides coverage of the most important epidemiological indices, and includes recent developments in the field. A useful reference source for biostatisticians and epidemiologists working in disease prevention, as the chapters are self-contained and feature numerous real examples. It has been written at a level suitable for public health professionals with a limited knowledge of statistics.
Other key features include:
- Provides comprehensive coverage of the key epidemiological indices.
- Includes coverage of various sampling methods, and pointers to where each should be used.
- Includes up-to-date references and recent developments in the field.
- Features many real examples, emphasising the practical nature of the book.
- Each chapter is self-contained, allowing the book to be used as a useful reference source.
- Includes exercises, enabling use as a course text.
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