Study Guide to Epidemiology and Biostatistics by J. Richard H... - 9781449604752

Study Guide to Epidemiology and BiostatisticsAuthor(s): J. Richard Hebel, Robert J. McCarter\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc, United States\nImprint: Jones and Bartlett Publishers, Inc\nISBN-13: 9781449604752, 978-1449604752\nSynopsis\nHelp your students understand some of the most elusive fundamentals of epidemiology and biostatistics with this fully updated revision of the bestselling Study Guide to Epidemiology and Biostatistics. The Seventh Edition offers expanded chapters as well as coverage of new topics that have become prevalent in the medical literature such as: receiver-operator curve analysis to improve sensitivity/specificity the power of a statistical test one-tailed P values comparison-wise significance levels versus study-wise significance levels confidence interval and its relationship to statistical significance meta-analysis with current methods for assessing heterogeneity and the potential for publication bias and the use of s