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Using and understanding medical statistics

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113711
Matthews, David E, Farewell, Vernon T. New York, NY: Karger , 2015. 5th, rev. and extended ed.
Audience
Professional
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Author
Matthews, David E
Farewell, Vernon T
Edition
5th, rev. and extended ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Karger
Publication Date
2015
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Biometry - methods
Statistics as Topic
ISBN
9783318054583
3318054585
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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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
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Quantitative methods for health research : a practical interactive guide to epidemiology and statistics

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18458
Bruce, Nigel, Pope, Daniel, Stanistreet, Debbi. Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons , 2008.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Author
Bruce, Nigel
Pope, Daniel
Stanistreet, Debbi
Place of Publication
Hoboken, NJ
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons
Publication Date
2008
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Epidemiologic Methods
Biometry - methods
Biomedical Research - methods
ISBN
9780470022757
0470022752
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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Introductory statistics

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19925
Ross, Sheldon. Burlington, MA: Academic Press/Elsevier , 2010.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Author
Ross, Sheldon
Place of Publication
Burlington, MA
Publisher
Academic Press/Elsevier
Publication Date
2010
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Statistics as Topic
ISBN
9780123743886
0123743885
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Statistical methods in epidemiologic research

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120355
Merrill, Ray M. Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning , 2016.
Audience
Professional
Table of Contents: The basics of epidemiology -- Principles of statistics -- Causality in epidemiology -- Epidemiologic data -- Sample size, power, and probability sampling -- Measures of frequency and association -- Disease surveillance and screening -- Designing epidemiologic research -- Descript…
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Author
Merrill, Ray M.
Place of Publication
Burlington, MA
Publisher
Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication Date
2016
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Epidemiologic Methods
Statistics as Topic
Abstract
Table of Contents: The basics of epidemiology -- Principles of statistics -- Causality in epidemiology -- Epidemiologic data -- Sample size, power, and probability sampling -- Measures of frequency and association -- Disease surveillance and screening -- Designing epidemiologic research -- Descriptive studies -- Analytic studies -- Experimental studies -- Statistical models -- General linear models -- Categorical data analysis -- Nonparametric methods -- Life tables -- Survival analysis.
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Introduction to research and medical literature for health professionals

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122077
Burlington, MA: Jones and Bartlett Learning , 2020. 5th ed.
Audience
Professional
Contents:; Regulatory protection of human subjects in research -- The research problem -- Review of the literature -- The systematic review -- Methodology -- Survey research -- Qualitative research -- Community-based participatory research -- Clinical investigations -- Data analysis -- Exploring st…
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Editor
Forister, J. Glenn
Blessing, J. Dennis
Edition
5th ed.
Place of Publication
Burlington, MA
Publisher
Jones and Bartlett Learning
Publication Date
2020
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Biomedical Research
Research Design
Medical Writing
Health Personnel - education
Abstract
Contents:
Regulatory protection of human subjects in research -- The research problem -- Review of the literature -- The systematic review -- Methodology -- Survey research -- Qualitative research -- Community-based participatory research -- Clinical investigations -- Data analysis -- Exploring statistics comparing differences in health care -- The results section -- The discussion section -- References -- Writing and publishing in the health professions -- Interpreting the literature.
ISBN
1284153770
9781284153774
9781284153798
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Statistics translated : a step-by-step guide to analyzing and interpreting data

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123156
Terrell, Steven R. New York, NY: The Guildford Press , 2021. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
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Author
Terrell, Steven R.
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
The Guildford Press
Publication Date
2021
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Statistics as Topic
ISBN
1462545408
9781462545407
9781462548484
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Statistics translated : a step-by-step guide to analyzing and interpreting data

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog21178
Terrell, Steven R. New York, NY: Guilford Press , 2012.
Audience
Professional
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Author
Terrell, Steven R
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Publisher
Guilford Press
Publication Date
2012
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Statistics as Topic
ISBN
9781462503650 (e-book)
9781462503018
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
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World health statistics 2008

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16594
World Health Organization. Geneva: World Health Organization , 2008.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WA900.1 W97 2008
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
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Corporate Author
World Health Organization
Place of Publication
Geneva
Publisher
World Health Organization
Publication Date
2008
Physical Description
110 p. : ill., 30 cm.
Subjects
World Health
Vital Statistics
Risk Factors
Health Status Indicators
Statistics
ISBN
9789241563598
9241563591
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library REF Statistics
Internet
Call Number
WA900.1 W97 2008
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World health statistics 2012

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog20594
World Health Organization. Geneva: World Health Organization , 2012.
Audience
Professional
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Essentials of public health research methods

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog122447
Crosby, Richard A., Salazar, Laura Francisca. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning , [2021].
Audience
Professional
Contents:; Shaping Public Health through Research and Practice -- Framing the Research Question -- Ethical Standards and Practice for Public Health Research -- Community-Based Participatory Research -- Qualitative Research Methods for Public Health -- Observational Research Designs -- Experimental …
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Author
Crosby, Richard A.
Salazar, Laura Francisca
Place of Publication
Sudbury, MA
Publisher
Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication Date
[2021]
Series
R2 Library
Essential public health series
Subjects
Research Design
Public Health Systems Research - methods
Abstract
Contents:
Shaping Public Health through Research and Practice -- Framing the Research Question -- Ethical Standards and Practice for Public Health Research -- Community-Based Participatory Research -- Qualitative Research Methods for Public Health -- Observational Research Designs -- Experimental Research Designs -- Quasi-Experimental Designs for Public Health -- Defining the Study Population -- Sampling Techniques -- Measurement -- Data Management and Cleaning -- Parametric Data Analysis -- Non-Parametric Data Analysis -- Disseminating Findings and Informing New Research.
ISBN
1284175464
9781284175462
9781284175479
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Selected vital statistics and health status indicators

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog16450
British Columbia. Division of Vital Statistics. [Victoria, BC?]: Queen's Printer , 2006.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
HA747 DC2.1B7 B867 2006
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
British Columbia. Division of Vital Statistics
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
Queen's Printer
Publication Date
2006
Series
British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency annual report 135
Subjects
Vital Statistics
Deaths
Birth Rate
Mortality
British Columbia
ISSN
1188-3642
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library REF Statistics
Internet
Call Number
HA747 DC2.1B7 B867 2006
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Selected vital statistics and health status indicators

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18739
British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency. [Victoria, BC?]: Queen's Printer , 2007.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
HA747 DC2.1B7 B867 2007
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency
Place of Publication
[Victoria, BC?]
Publisher
Queen's Printer
Publication Date
2007
Physical Description
x, 200 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Series
British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency annual report 136
Subjects
Vital Statistics
Deaths
Birth Rate
Mortality
British Columbia
ISSN
1188-3642
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library REF Statistics
Internet
Call Number
HA747 DC2.1B7 B867 2007
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Statistics at square one

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog6274
London, England: British Medical Association , 1996. 9th ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
HA29 S797 1996
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  1 read online  
Editor
Swinscow, T.D.V.
Campbell, Michael J
Edition
9th ed.
Place of Publication
London, England
Publisher
British Medical Association
Publication Date
1996
Subjects
Statistics
ISBN
0727909169
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Internet
Call Number
HA29 S797 1996
Website Notes
Online version available at website.
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SEER cancer statistics review, 1973-1994

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog3349
U.S. National Cancer Institute. Division of Cancer Prevention and Control. [Bethesda, MD]: U.S. National Cancer Institute , 1997.
Audience
Professional
  2 read online  
Corporate Author
U.S. National Cancer Institute. Division of Cancer Prevention and Control
Editor
Ries, Lynn A. Gloeckler
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
U.S. National Cancer Institute
Publication Date
1997
Subjects
Neoplasms - statistics
Survival - statistics
United States
Language
English
Material Type
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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SEER cancer statistics review 1973-1997

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog2102
[Bethesda, MD]: U.S. National Cancer Institute , 2000.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ202 U58c 2000
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  2 read online  
Editor
Ries, Lynn A. Gloeckler
Place of Publication
[Bethesda, MD]
Publisher
U.S. National Cancer Institute
Publication Date
2000
Subjects
Neoplasms - statistics
Survival - statistics
United States
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library REF Statistics
Internet
Call Number
QZ202 U58c 2000
Website Notes
From home page, link to "SEER Cancer Statistics Review" for more recent editions.
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Cancer research investment in Canada

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog22000
Canadian Cancer Research Alliance. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Cancer Research Alliance (CCRA)
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Corporate Author
Canadian Cancer Research Alliance
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Cancer Research Alliance (CCRA)
Subjects
Neoplasms - economics
Biomedical Research
Research Support as Topic
Investments - statistics & numerical data
Financing, Organized
Canada
Statistics
Notes
Shelved in Journal stacks
ISSN
1918-0691 (print)
1918-0705 (PDF)
Language
English
Material Type
Serial
Online
Frequency
Irregular or Other
Holdings
VC Library: 2015-
Online: 2007-
Retention Policy
3 years
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
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How to write, publish, and present in the health sciences : a guide for clinicians & laboratory researchers

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18461
Lang, Thomas A. Philadelphia, PA: American College of Physicians , 2010.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
Author
Lang, Thomas A
Place of Publication
Philadelphia, PA
Publisher
American College of Physicians
Publication Date
2010
Series
R2 Library
Subjects
Writing
Publishing
Biomedical Research
ISBN
9781934465141
1934465143
Language
English
Material Type
Ebook
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Investment in cancer risk and prevention research 2005-2007 : a special report from the Canadian Cancer Research Alliance's survey of government and voluntary sector investment in cancer research

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog18860
Canadian Cancer Research Alliance. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Cancer Research Alliance (CCRA) , 2010.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ206 C215c 2010
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
This report focuses on investment in research focused on cancer risk and prevention over a three-year period. Research is critiical to our understanding of cancer risk and effective cancer prevention strategies. The investment in cancer risk and prevention at $122.3M represented 11% of the overal…
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Corporate Author
Canadian Cancer Research Alliance
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Cancer Research Alliance (CCRA)
Publication Date
2010
Physical Description
53 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - economics
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Research
Research Support as Topic
Investments - statistics & numerical data
Financing, Organized
Canada
Statistics
Abstract
This report focuses on investment in research focused on cancer risk and prevention over a three-year period. Research is critiical to our understanding of cancer risk and effective cancer prevention strategies. The investment in cancer risk and prevention at $122.3M represented 11% of the overall investment in cancer research form 2005-07.
ISSN
9780978415761 (print)
9780978415778 (PDF)
Language
English
Material Type
Serial
Report
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
QZ206 C215c 2010
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Investment in early translational cancer research, 2005-2007 : a special report from the Canadian Cancer Research Alliance's survey of government and voluntary sector investment in cancer research : February 2011

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog19849
Canadian Cancer Research Alliance. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Cancer Research Alliance (CCRA) , 2011.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QZ206 C215cf 2011
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  2 read online  
Corporate Author
Canadian Cancer Research Alliance
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Cancer Research Alliance (CCRA)
Publication Date
2011
Physical Description
48p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
Subjects
Neoplasms - economics
Neoplasms - prevention & control
Research
Research Support as Topic
Investments - statistics & numerical data
Financing, Organized
Translational Research
Canada
Statistics
ISSN
9780986684111 (print)
9780986684104 (PDF)
Language
English
Material Type
Serial
Report
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Vancouver Library
Internet
Call Number
QZ206 C215cf 2011
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