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Statistical Estimation of Epidemiological Risk
Kung-Jong Lui
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Description for Statistical Estimation of Epidemiological Risk
Hardcover. Features coverage of the epidemiological indices, and includes developments in the field. This title serves as a useful reference source for biostatisticians and epidemiologists working in disease prevention, as the chapters are self-contained and feature several real examples. Series: Statistics in Practice. Num Pages: 212 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: MBNS; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 237 x 164 x 18. Weight in Grams: 442.
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.
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 ... Read more
- Each chapter is self-contained, allowing the book to be used as a useful reference source.
- Includes exercises, enabling use as a course text.
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons Inc United Kingdom
Number of pages
212
Condition
New
Series
Statistics in Practice
Number of Pages
206
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780470850718
SKU
V9780470850718
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Ref
99-50
About Kung-Jong Lui
KUNG-JONG LUI is a professor in the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at San Diego State University. Since he obtained his Ph.D. in biostatistics from UCLA in 1982, he has published more than 100 papers in peer-reviewed journals, including Biometrics, Statistics in Medicine, Biometrical Journal, Psychometrika, Communications in Statistics: Theory and Methods, Science, Proceedings of National Academy of Sciences, Controlled ... Read more
Reviews for Statistical Estimation of Epidemiological Risk
"…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 ... Read more