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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Author

Bowers, David

House, Allan,

Owens, David

Bewick, Bridgette

Edition

4th ed.

Place of Publication

Hoboken, NJ

Publisher

John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

Publication Date

2021

Physical Description

xii, 290 p. ; 24 cm.

Subjects

Medical Writing - standards

Journalism, Medical

Reading

ISBN

9781119573166

Language

English

Material Type

Book

Audience

Professional

Location

Victoria Library

Vancouver Library

Call Number

WZ345 B786 2021

Copies

Author

Renouf, Daniel

Karimuddan, Ahmer

Lim, Howard

Schellenberg, Devin

Campbell, Kristin

Abadi, Shirin

Cheung, Winson

Corporate Author

BC Cancer Agency

Place of Publication

[Vancouver, BC?]

Publisher

BC Cancer Agency. Multi-Media Services

Publication Date

2013

Physical Description

135 minutes

Subjects

Colorectal Neoplasms - therapy

Colorectal Neoplasms - surgery

Colorectal Neoplasms - genetics

Social Support

Patients - psychology

Survivors

Complementary Therapies

Popular Work

Abstract

Introduction colon cancer by Dr. Daniel Renouf

Colorectal cancer and surgery by Dr. Ahmer Karimudden

Chemotherapy 101 by Dr. Howard Lim

What you need to know about radiation therapy by Dr. Devin Schellenberg

Physical Activity : from evidence to advice by Dr. Kristin Campbell

Complementary and alternative medicines by Dr. Shirin Abadi

Colorectal cancer survivorship : life after treatment by Dr. Winson Cheung

Language

English

Material Type

Video

DVD

Audience

Patient or Public

Location

Vancouver Library

Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr

Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr

Prince George Cancer Info Ctr

Call Number

WI520 B863 2013

Copies