Survival Analysis for Epidemiologic and Medical Research (Hardcover) (ISBN-13: 9780521895194)

This practical guide shows why the analytic methods work and how to effectively analyze and interpret epidemiologic and medical survival data with the help of modern computer systems. The introduction presents a review of a variety of statistical methods that are not only key elements of survival analysis but are also central to statistical analysis in general. Techniques such as statistical tests, transformations, confidence intervals, and analytic modeling are presented in the context of survival data but are, in fact, statistical tools that apply to understanding the analysis of many kinds of data. Similarly, discussions of such statistical concepts such as bias, confounding, independence, and interaction are presented in the context of survival analysis as well as the basic components of a broad range of applications.

Author: Steve Selvin
ISBN-10: 0521895197
ISBN-13: 9780521895194
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Language: English
Published: 03/03/2008
Pages: 296
Format: Hardcover
Weight: 1.45lbs
Size: 9.80h x 7.10w x 0.90d