Analysis of Incidence Rates by Peter Cummings - 9780367730666

CRC Press

Analysis of Incidence RatesAuthor(s): Peter Cummings\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Chapman & Hall/CRC\nISBN-13: 9780367730666, 978-0367730666\nSynopsis\nIncidence rates are counts divided by person-time; mortality rates are a well-known example. Analysis of Incidence Rates offers a detailed discussion of the practical aspects of analyzing incidence rates. Important pitfalls and areas of controversy are discussed. The text is aimed at graduate students, researchers, and analysts in the disciplines of epidemiology, biostatistics, social sciences, economics, and psychology.\n\nFeatures:\n\nCompares and contrasts incidence rates with risks, odds, and hazards.\n\nShows stratified methods, including standardization, inverse-variance weighting, and Mantel-Haenszel methods\n\nDescribes Poisson regression methods for adjusted rate ratios and rate differences.\n\nExamines linear regression for rate differences with an emphasis on common p.