Introduction to biostatistical applications in health research with Microsoft Office Excel. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Robert P. Hirsch.
• Authors: Hirsch, Robert P
• Contents: PREFACE ix ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS xi NOTICES xiii ABOUT THE COMPANION WEBSITE xv PART ONE BASIC CONCEPTS 1 1 THINKING ABOUT CHANCE 3 1.1 Properties of Probability / 3 1.2 Combinations of Events / 7 1.2.1 Intersections / 8 1.2.2 Unions / 13 1.3 Bayes’ Theorem / 15 2 DESCRIBING DISTRIBUTIONS 18 2.1 Types of Data / 19 2.2 Describing Distributions Graphically / 19 2.2.1 Graphing Discrete Data / 20 2.2.2 Graphing Continuous Data / 22 2.3 Describing Distributions Mathematically / 26 2.3.1 Parameter of Location / 27 2.3.2 Parameter of Dispersion / 31 2.4 Taking Chance into Account / 38 2.4.1 Standard Normal Distribution / 39 3 EXAMINING SAMPLES 49 3.1 Nature of Samples / 50 3.2 Estimation / 51 3.2.1 Point Estimates / 51 3.2.2 The Sampling Distribution / 56 3.2.3 Interval Estimates / 60 3.3 Hypothesis Testing / 64 3.3.1 Relationship between Interval Estimation and Hypothesis Testing / 72 PART TWO UNIVARIABLE ANALYSES 75 4 UNIVARIABLE ANALYSIS OF A CONTINUOUS DEPENDENT VARIABLE 79 4.1 Student’s t-Distribution / 81 4.2 Interval Estimation / 84 4.3 Hypothesis Testing / 86 5 UNIVARIABLE ANALYSIS OF AN ORDINAL DEPENDENT VARIABLE 90 5.1 Nonparametric Methods / 90 5.2 Estimation / 94 5.3 Wilcoxon Signed-Rank Test / 95 5.4 Statistical Power of Nonparametric Tests / 97 6 UNIVARIABLE ANALYSIS OF A NOMINAL DEPENDENT VARIABLE 99 6.1 Distribution of Nominal Data / 100 6.2 Point Estimates / 101 6.2.1 Proportions / 101 6.2.2 Rates / 104 6.3 Sampling Distributions / 108 6.3.1 Binomial Distribution / 108 6.3.2 Poisson Distribution / 112 6.4 Interval Estimation / 114 6.5 Hypothesis Testing / 117 PART THREE BIVARIABLE ANALYSES 121 7 BIVARIABLE ANALYSIS OF A CONTINUOUS DEPENDENT VARIABLE 123 7.1 Continuous Independent Variable / 123 7.1.1 Regression Analysis / 125 7.1.2 Correlation Analysis / 149 7.2 Ordinal Independent Variable / 165 7.3 Nominal Independent Variable / 166 7.3.1 Estimating the Difference between the Groups / 166 7.3.2 Taking Chance into Account / 167 8 BIVARIABLE ANALYSIS OF AN ORDINAL DEPENDENT VARIABLE 175 8.1 Ordinal Independent Variable / 176 8.2 Nominal Independent Variable / 184 9 BIVARIABLE ANALYSIS OF A NOMINAL DEPENDENT VARIABLE 189 9.1 Continuous Independent Variable / 190 9.1.1 Estimation / 191 9.1.2 Hypothesis Testing / 198 9.2 Nominal Independent Variable / 200 9.2.1 Dependent Variable Not Affected by Time: Unpaired Design / 201 9.2.2 Hypothesis Testing / 208 9.2.3 Dependent Variable Not Affected by Time: Paired Design / 218 9.2.4 Dependent Variable Affected by Time / 223 PART FOUR MULTIVARIABLE ANALYSES 227 10 MULTIVARIABLE ANALYSIS OF A CONTINUOUS DEPENDENT VARIABLE 229 10.1 Continuous Independent Variables / 230 10.1.1 Multiple Regression Analysis / 231 10.1.2 Multiple Correlation Analysis / 247 10.2 Nominal Independent Variables / 248 10.2.1 Analysis of Variance / 249 10.2.2 Posterior Testing / 258 10.3 Both Continuous and Nominal Independent Variables / 265 10.3.1 Indicator (Dummy) Variables / 266 10.3.2 Interaction Variables / 267 10.3.3 General Linear Model / 273 11 MULTIVARIABLE ANALYSIS OF AN ORDINAL DEPENDENT VARIABLE 281 11.1 Nonparametric Analysis of Variance / 282 11.2 Posterior Testing / 288 12 MULTIVARIABLE ANALYSIS OF A NOMINAL DEPENDENT VARIABLE 293 12.1 Continuous And/or Nominal Independent Variables / 294 12.1.1 Maximum Likelihood Estimation / 294 12.1.2 Logistic Regression Analysis / 297 12.1.3 Cox Regression Analysis / 306 12.2 Nominal Independent Variables / 307 12.2.1 Stratified Analysis / 308 12.2.2 Relationship between Stratified Analysis and Logistic Regression / 318 12.2.3 Life Table Analysis / 322 APPENDIX A: FLOWCHARTS 335 APPENDIX B: STATISTICAL TABLES 341 APPENDIX C: STANDARD DISTRIBUTIONS 377 APPENDIX D: EXCEL PRIMER 380 INDEX 385
• Edition: 1st
• Publisher Details: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource
• Subjects: 610.285; Electronic spreadsheets -- Computer programs; Biometry; Medical statistics -- Computer programs
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781119089841; 9781119089995; 9781119090090
• Related ISBNs: 9781119089650
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