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Visualizing health and healthcare data : creating clear and compelling visualizations to "see how you're doing"

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Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons, Inc. , 2021.
Audience
Professional
Contents:
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Place of Publication
Hoboken, NJ
Publisher
John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Publication Date
2021
Series
Proquest Ebook Central
Subjects
Data Visualization
Statistics as Topic
Abstract
Contents:
ISBN
9781119680888
9781119682325
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

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Terrell, Steven R. New York, NY: The Guildford Press , 2021. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
  1 read online  
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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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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Canadian cancer statistics 2020

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Canadian Cancer Society, Statistics Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada, Canadian Cancer Society Statistics Advisory Committee. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Cancer Society , 2020.
Audience
Professional
A 2020 special report on lung cancer
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Alternate Title
Canadian cancer statistics : a 2020 special report
on lung cancer
Corporate Author
Canadian Cancer Society
Statistics Canada
Public Health Agency of Canada
Canadian Cancer Society Statistics Advisory Committee
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Cancer Society
Publication Date
2020
Subjects
Neoplasms
Lung Neoplasms
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - mortality
Neoplasms - trends
Prevalence
Incidence
Population Forecast
Statistics
Tables
Canada
Abstract
A 2020 special report on lung cancer
Notes
September 2020
ISSN
0835-2976
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
Website Notes
Visit cancer.ca/statistics for the most up-to-date version of this publication and supplementary data.
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Art of statistics : learning from data

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124436
Spiegelhalter, David. [London, UK]: Pelican Books , 2020.
Audience
Patient or Public
Call Number
QA276 SP755 2020
Availability
4 copies, 4 available
Author
Spiegelhalter, David
Place of Publication
[London, UK]
Publisher
Pelican Books
Publication Date
2020
Physical Description
xvi, 426 pages : illustrations ; 18 cm
Subjects
Statistics
Popular Work
Notes
This resource was purchased with a donation from the Order of the Eastern Star.
ISBN
9780241258767
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Abbotsford Cancer Info Ctr
Kelowna Cancer Info Ctr
Victoria Cancer Info Ctr
Vancouver Library
Call Number
QA276 SP755 2020

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Canadian cancer statistics 2019

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121739
Canadian Cancer Society, Statistics Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada, Canadian Cancer Society Statistics Advisory Committee. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Cancer Society , 2019.
Audience
Professional
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Living with cancer : a report on the patient experience

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog121192
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Partnership Against Cancer , 2018.
Audience
Professional
Living with Cancer: A Report on the Patient Experience, is the first in a series looking at Canadian cancer care exclusively from the patient perspective, illustrating the experience of those individuals and families living with and beyond cancer. This groundbreaking report includes data drawn from…
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Corporate Author
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Publication Date
2018
Physical Description
50 p.
Series
System performance reports
Subjects
Neoplasms
Neoplasms - psychology
Patient Satisfaction
Patient Navigation
Cancer Survivors
Adaptation, Psychological
Uncertainty
Integrative Oncology
Health Services Accessibility
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated
Continuity of Care
Quality of Health Care
Statistics
Canada
Abstract
Living with Cancer: A Report on the Patient Experience, is the first in a series looking at Canadian cancer care exclusively from the patient perspective, illustrating the experience of those individuals and families living with and beyond cancer. This groundbreaking report includes data drawn from multiple sources, including Patient Reported Outcomes partners, the Ambulatory Oncology Patient Satisfaction Survey, and initial results from the first Canada-wide study of cancer survivors on the experience of 13,000 Canadians with cancer. - website
Notes
January 2018
ISBN
9781988000343
9781988000350
Language
English
Material Type
Report
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Canadian cancer statistics 2018

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog123104
Canadian Cancer Society, Statistics Canada, Public Health Agency of Canada, Canadian Cancer Society Statistics Advisory Committee. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Cancer Society , 2018.
Audience
Professional
A 2018 special report on cancer incidence by stage
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Alternate Title
Canadian Cancer Statistics: a 2018 special report
Corporate Author
Canadian Cancer Society
Statistics Canada
Public Health Agency of Canada
Canadian Cancer Society Statistics Advisory Committee
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Cancer Society
Publication Date
2018
Subjects
Neoplasms
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - mortality
Neoplasms - trends
Prevalence
Incidence
Population Forecast
Statistics
Tables
Canada
Abstract
A 2018 special report on cancer incidence by stage
Notes
June 2018
ISSN
0835-2976
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Canadian cancer statistics 2017

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120071
Canadian Cancer Society's Advisory Committee on Cancer Statistics, Statistics Canada, Provincial/Territorial Cancer Registries, Public Health Agency of Canada, Canadian Cancer Society. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Cancer Society , 2017.
Audience
Professional
Special topic: Pancreatic cancer
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Palliative and end-of-life care

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog120409
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Partnership Against Cancer , 2017.
Audience
Professional
Report references: The Bow Tie Model of 21st Century Palliative Care by Dr. Pippa Hawley, January 2015:; http://www.virtualhospice.ca/en_US/Main+Site+Navigation/Home/For+Professionals/For+Professionals/The+Exchange/Current/The+Bow+Tie+Model+of+21st+Century+Palliative+Care.aspx.; Accompanying report…
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Corporate Author
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Place of Publication
[Toronto, ON]
Publisher
Canadian Partnership Against Cancer
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
124 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
Series
System performance reports
Subjects
Palliative Care
Terminal Care
Continuity of Care
Neoplasms
Integrative Oncology
Health Services Accessibility
Delivery of Health Care, Integrated
Cancer Pain
Quality of Health Care
Statistics
Canada
Abstract
Report references: The Bow Tie Model of 21st Century Palliative Care by Dr. Pippa Hawley, January 2015:
http://www.virtualhospice.ca/en_US/Main+Site+Navigation/Home/For+Professionals/For+Professionals/The+Exchange/Current/The+Bow+Tie+Model+of+21st+Century+Palliative+Care.aspx.
Accompanying report:
Person-centred perspective Indicators in Canada: a reference report : Palliative and end-of-life care, March 2017.
Notes
September 2017
ISBN
9781988000336
9781988000329
Language
English
Material Type
Report
Online
Audience
Professional
Location
Internet
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Critical appraisal from papers to patient : a practical guide

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124366
Bootland, Duncan, Coughlan, Evan. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press , 2017.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
WB 18.2 B725 2017
Availability
3 copies, 3 available
Author
Bootland, Duncan
Coughlan, Evan
Place of Publication
Boca Raton, FL
Publisher
CRC Press
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
xii, 201 p. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Evidence-Based Medicine
Statistics as Topic
Test Taking Skills
Examination Questions
ISBN
9781482230451
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Victoria Library
Abbotsford Library
Call Number
WB 18.2 B725 2017

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Cancer in adolescents and young adults

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog119609
Cham, Switzerland: Springer International Publishing AG , 2017. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
QZ275 C217 2017
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
  1 read online  
Editor
Bleyer, Archie
Barr, Ronald
Ries, Lynn
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Cham, Switzerland
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG
Publication Date
2017
Physical Description
xxv, 825 p. : col. ill. ; 26 cm.
Series
Pediatric oncology
Subjects
Neoplasms - epidemiology
Neoplasms - rehabilitation
Adolescent Psychology
Quality of Life
Adolescent
Young Adult
Social Support
Delivery of Health Care
Oncology Service, Hospital
Clinical Trials
Survivors
Statistics
ISBN
9783319336770
ISSN
1613-5318
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
BCCA Psychosocial Oncology Program
Call Number
QZ275 C217 2017
Website Notes
Table of contents
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Canadian cancer statistics 2016

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Canadian Cancer Society's Advisory Committee on Cancer Statistics, Statistics Canada, Provincial/Territorial Cancer Registries, Public Health Agency of Canada. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Cancer Society , 2016.
Audience
Professional
Special topic: HPV-associated cancers
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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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Clinical trials in oncology

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog124369
Green, Stephanie, Crowley, John, Benedetti, Jacqueline. Boca Raton, FL: CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group , 2016. 3rd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
HA29 G812 2016
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Green, Stephanie
Crowley, John
Benedetti, Jacqueline
Edition
3rd ed.
Place of Publication
Boca Raton, FL
Publisher
CRC Press/Taylor & Francis Group
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
xi, 252 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.
Series
Interdisciplinary statistics series
Chapman & Hall/CRC interdisciplinary statistics series
Subjects
Clinical Trials as Topic -- standards
Neoplasms -- therapy
Clinical Trials as Topic
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Statistics
ISBN
9781138199118
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Victoria Library
Call Number
HA29 G812 2016

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Is that a fact? : a field guide to statistical and scientific information

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog114604
Battersby, Mark. Peterborough, ON: Broadview Press , 2016. 2nd ed.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
HA 29 B384 2016
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
Author
Battersby, Mark
Edition
2nd ed.
Place of Publication
Peterborough, ON
Publisher
Broadview Press
Publication Date
2016
Physical Description
viii, 290 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Statistics as Topic
Judgment
Information Literacy
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Science - methods
Thinking
Decision Making
ISBN
9781554812448
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Vancouver Library
Call Number
HA 29 B384 2016

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Eriksen, Michael, Mackay, Judith, Schluger, Neil. Atlanta, GA: American Cancer Society , 2015. 5th ed., rev., expanded and updated.
Audience
Patient or Public
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Author
Eriksen, Michael
Mackay, Judith
Schluger, Neil
Edition
5th ed., rev., expanded and updated.
Place of Publication
Atlanta, GA
Publisher
American Cancer Society
Publication Date
2015
Subjects
Tobacco Use Disorder - prevention & control
Tobacco Use Disorder - epidemiology - atlases
Tobacco - adverse effects
Tobacco Industry - economics
Smoking - adverse effects
Smoking - trends
Statistics
Maps
ISBN
9781604432350
1604432357
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Online
Audience
Patient or Public
Location
Internet
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Canadian cancer statistics 2015

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog113459
Canadian Cancer Society's Advisory Committee on Cancer Statistics, Statistics Canada, Provincial/Territorial Cancer Registries, Public Health Agency of Canada. [Toronto, ON]: Canadian Cancer Society , 2015.
Audience
Professional
Special topic: Predictions of the future burden of cancer in Canada
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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
  1 read online  
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
Website Notes
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Statistics done wrong : the woefully complete guide

https://bccalibrary.andornot.com/en/permalink/catalog119786
Reinhart, Alex. San Francisco, CA: No Starch Press , 2015.
Audience
Professional
Call Number
HA 29 R371 2015
Availability
1 copy, 1 available
"Discusses how to avoid the most common statistical errors in modern research, and perform more accurate statistical analyses" - provided by publisher
  1 read online  
Author
Reinhart, Alex
Place of Publication
San Francisco, CA
Publisher
No Starch Press
Publication Date
2015
Physical Description
xviii, 152 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
Subjects
Statistics as Topic
Research Design
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Reproducibility of Results
Data Curation
Open Access Publishing
Abstract
"Discusses how to avoid the most common statistical errors in modern research, and perform more accurate statistical analyses" - provided by publisher
ISBN
9781593276201
Language
English
Material Type
Book
Audience
Professional
Location
Kelowna Library
Call Number
HA 29 R371 2015
Website Notes
Table of contents and chapter summaries
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