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Know your chances : understanding health statistics

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20841
Woloshin, Steven, Schwartz, Lisa M, Welch, H. Gilbert. Berkeley, CA: University of California Press , 2008.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
WA900 W866 2008
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Author
Woloshin, Steven
Schwartz, Lisa M
Welch, H. Gilbert
Place of Publication
Berkeley, CA
Publisher
University of California Press
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
142 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Health Status Indicators
Risk Assessment
Biometry
Statistics as Topic
Public Health
Popular Work
ISBN
9780520252226
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
WA900 W866 2008

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Available
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Medical statistics from scratch : an introduction for health professionals

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121925
Bowers, David. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley , 2020. 4th ed.
Audience
Professional
Contents:; PART I SOME FUNDAMENTAL STUFF -- 1. FIRST THINGS FIRST ? THE NATURE OF DATA -- PART II DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS -- 2.DESCRIBING DATA WITH TABLES -- 3. EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY ? DESCRIBING DATA WITH CHARTS -- 4.DESCRIBING DATA FROM ITS SHAPE -- 5.MEASURES OF LOCATION ? NUMBERS R US -- …
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Author
Bowers, David
Edition
4th ed.
Place of Publication
Hoboken, NJ
Publisher
Wiley
Publication Date
2020
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Biometry
Statistics as Topic
Abstract
Contents:
PART I SOME FUNDAMENTAL STUFF -- 1. FIRST THINGS FIRST ? THE NATURE OF DATA -- PART II DESCRIPTIVE STATISTICS -- 2.DESCRIBING DATA WITH TABLES -- 3. EVERY PICTURE TELLS A STORY ? DESCRIBING DATA WITH CHARTS -- 4.DESCRIBING DATA FROM ITS SHAPE -- 5.MEASURES OF LOCATION ? NUMBERS R US -- 6. MEASURES OF SPREAD ? NUMBERS R US ? (AGAIN)
-- 7.INCIDENCE, PREVALENCE, AND STANDARDISATION -- PART III THE CONFOUNDING PROBLEM -- 8. CONFOUNDING ? LIKE THE POOR, (NEARLY) ALWAYS WITH US -- PART IV DESIGN AND DATA -- 9. RESEARCH DESIGN ? PART I: OBSERVATIONAL STUDY DESIGNS -- 10. RESEARCH DESIGN ? PART II: GETTING STUCK IN ? EXPERIMENTAL STUDIES - 11. GETTING THE PARTICIPANTS FOR YOUR STUDY: WAYS OF SAMPLING -- PART V CHANCE WOULD BE A FINE THING -- 12. THE IDEA OF PROBABILITY -- 13. RISK AND ODDS -- PART VI THE INFORMED GUESS ? AN INTRODUCTION TO CONFIDENCE INTERVALS -- CHAPTER 14: ESTIMATING THE VALUE OF A SINGLE POPULATION PARAMETER ? THE IDEA OF CONFIDENCE INTERVALS -- 15. USING CONFIDENCE INTERVALS TO COMPARE TWO POPULATION PARAMETERS -- 16. CONFIDENCE INTERVALS FOR THE RATIO OF TWO POPULATION PARAMETERS -- PART VII PUTTING IT TO THE TEST -- 17.TESTING HYPOTHESES ABOUT THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN TWO POPULATION PARAMETERS -- 18. THE CHI-SQUARED (Χ 2 ) TEST ? WHAT, WHY, AND HOW? -- 19. TESTING HYPOTHESES ABOUT THE RATIO OF TWO POPULATION PARAMETERS -- PART VIII BECOMING ACQUAINTED -- 20.: MEASURING THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN TWO VARIABLES -- 21. MEASURING AGREEMENT -- PART IX GETTING INTO A RELATIONSHIP -- 22. STRAIGHT LINE MODELS: LINEAR REGRESSION -- 23. CURVY MODELS: LOGISTIC REGRESSION -- 24. COUNTING MODELS: POISSON REGRESSION -- PART X FOUR MORE CHAPTERS -- 25. MEASURING SURVIVAL -- 26. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW AND META-ANALYSIS -- 27. DIAGNOSTIC TESTING -- 28. MISSING DATA - APPENDIX: TABLE OF RANDOM NUMBERS
ISBN
1119523885
9781119523888
9781119523925
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Studying a study & testing a test : reading evidence-based health research

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122351
Riegelman, Richard K., Rinke, Michael L. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , 2013. 6th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
HA29 R554 2013
Availability
2 copies, 2 available
Contents:; Studying a study : M.A.A.R.I.E. framework, method, assignment, assessment -- Studying a study : M.A.A.R.I.E. framework, results -- Studying a study : M.A.A.R.I.E. framework, interpretation, extrapolation -- Randomized controlled trials -- Observational studies -- Safety -- Meta-analysis …
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Alternate Title
Studying a study and testing a test
Author
Riegelman, Richard K.
Rinke, Michael L.
Edition
6th ed.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publication Date
2013
Physical Description
xii, 338 p. ; 26 cm.
Subjects
Biometry
Epidemiologic Methods
Evidence-Based Medicine - methods
Clinical Trials - standards
Writing - standards
Abstract
Contents:
Studying a study : M.A.A.R.I.E. framework, method, assignment, assessment -- Studying a study : M.A.A.R.I.E. framework, results -- Studying a study : M.A.A.R.I.E. framework, interpretation, extrapolation -- Randomized controlled trials -- Observational studies -- Safety -- Meta-analysis -- Testing a test : M.A.A.R.I.E. framework, method, assignment, and assessment -- Testing a test : M.A.A.R.I.E. framework, results, interpretation, extrapolation -- Screening : prediction and decision rules -- Decision and cost-effectiveness analysis : M.A.A.R.I.E. framework, method, assignment, assessment -- Decision and cost-effectiveness analysis : M.A.A.R.I.E. framework, results, interpretation, extrapolation -- A guide to the guidelines -- Translating evidence into practice.
ISBN
9780781774260
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Victoria Library
Call Number
HA29 R554 2013

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Library Available
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Studying a study & testing a test : reading evidence-based health research

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122977
Riegelman, Richard K., Nelson, Benjamin A. Philadelphia, PA: Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins , 2021. 7th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
HA29 R554 2021
Availability
5 copies, 5 available
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Alternate Title
Studying a study and testing a test
Author
Riegelman, Richard K.
Nelson, Benjamin A.
Edition
7th ed.
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
Wolters Kluwer Health/Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Publication Date
2021
Physical Description
xiv, 388 p. ; 26 cm
Subjects
Biometry
Epidemiologic Methods
Evidence-Based Medicine - methods
Clinical Trials - standards
Writing - standards
Notes
CN Library copy is housed in the UHNBC Library.
ISBN
9781975120894
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Vancouver Library
Victoria Library
CN Library
Call Number
HA29 R554 2021

Copies

c.1 BC Cancer Agency KEL Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VAN Library Missing Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency VIC Library Missing Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency CN Library Available
c.1 BC Cancer Agency CN Library Available
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