Tutorials in Biostatistics, Tutorials in Biostatistics by Ral... - 9780470023709

Tutorials in Biostatistics, Tutorials in BiostatisticsStatistical Modelling of Complex Medical Data\nAuthor(s): Ralph B. D'Agostino\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc, United States\nImprint: John Wiley & Sons Inc\nISBN-13: 9780470023709, 978-0470023709\nSynopsis\nThe Tutorials in Biostatistics have become a very popular feature of the prestigious Wiley journal, Statistics in Medicine (SIM). The introductory style and practical focus make them accessible to a wide audience including medical practitioners with limited statistical knowledge. This book represents the second of two volumes presenting the best tutorials published in SIM, focusing on statistical modeling of complex data. Topics include clustered data, hierarchical models, mixed models, genetic modeling, and meta-analysis. Each tutorial is focused on a medical problem, has been fully peer-reviewed and edited, and is authored by leading researchers in biostatistics. Many articles include an appendi.