Basic Statistics and Epidemiology is a straightforward primer in basic statistics that emphasizes its practical use in epidemiology and public health, providing an understanding of essential topics such as study design, data analysis and statistical methods used in the execution of medical research.
Assuming no prior knowledge, the clarity of the text and care of presentation ensure those new to, or challenged by, these topics are given a thorough introduction without being overwhelmed by unnecessary detail. An understanding and appreciation of statistics is central to ensuring that professional practice is based on the best available evidence, in order to treat and help most appropriately the wider community. By reading this book, students, researchers, doctors, nurses and health managers will have the knowledge necessary to understand and apply the tools of statistics and epidemiology to their own practice.
Author(s): Antony Stewart
Edition: 5
Publisher: CRC Press
Year: 2022
Language: English
Pages: 232
City: Boca Raton
Cover
Half Title
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Preface
Acknowledgements
1 What are statistics?
2 Populations and samples
3 Random sampling
4 Presenting data
5 Frequencies, percentages, proportions and rates
6 Types of data
7 Mean, median and mode
8 Centiles
9 Standard deviation
10 Standard error
11 Normal distribution
12 Confidence intervals
13 Probability
14 Hypothesis tests and Pvalues
15 The ttests
16 Data checking
17 Parametric and nonparametric tests
18 Correlation and linear regression
19 Analysis of variance and some other types of regression
20 Chisquared test
21 Statistical power and sample size
22 Effect size
23 What is epidemiology?
24 Bias and confounding
25 Measuring disease frequency
26 Measuring association in epidemiology
27 Crosssectional studies
28 Questionnaires
29 Cohort studies
30 Casecontrol studies
31 Randomised controlled trials
32 Screening
33 Evidencebased healthcare
Glossary of terms
Appendix 1 Statistical tables
Appendix 2 Exercises
Appendix 3 Answers to exercises
References
Further reading: a selection
Index
