Encyclopedia of biostatistics

Author(s)

• Armitage, P.
• Colton, Theodore

Bibliographic Information

Encyclopedia of biostatistics

editors-in-chief, Peter Armitage, Theodore Colton

John Wiley, 1999 c1998

• : set
• v. 1. A-Cox
• v. 2. Cra-G
• v. 3. H-Mea
• v. 4. Med-Pre
• v. 5. Pri-Sph
• v. 6. Spi-Z, Index

Note

"Reprint with corrections April 1999" -- T.p. verso

Includes bibliographical references and index

Description and Table of Contents

Description

The Encyclopedia of Biostatistics is an outstanding achievement in scientific publishing comprising over 1200 articles written by more than 800 contributors. A truly international work, it includes extensive coverage of statistical issues pertinent to life scientists, healthcare professionals and practising statisticians. Entries cover everything from basic statistical concepts, to practical issues arising in research or medical administration, through to the most advanced methods and theoretical developments. Each contribution has been carefully selected and reviewed through the collaborative efforts of the Editors-in-Chief, Peter Armitage (Oxford, UK) and Ted Colton (Boston, USA), with further assistance from an editorial board that spans Europe, North America, Australia, Asia and the Middle East. This major publication is easily accessible for all those involved in statistical activities in medicine and health sciences, from health professionals who are not highly trained in statistics, through to fully qualified and experienced statisticians. The Encyclopedia offers extensive coverage of the key subject areas: ? Clinical Trials ? Vital and Health Statistics ? Epidemiology ? Health Services Research ? Human Genetics ? Laboratory and Basic Science Research ? Modelling of diseases and Human Biologic Phenomena ? Speciality-specific Statistics ? Statistical Models ? Categorical Data Analysis ? Survival Analysis ? Longitudinal Data Analysis and Time Series ? Multivariate Analysis ? Computation ? Statistical Theory and methods ? Design of Experiments and Sample Surveys ? Institutional and Historical Accounts The Encyclopedia of Biostatistics Website includes comprehensive information on this outstanding work. Features include: ? Full contents listing ? Editorial board information ? Sample articles which can be viewed or downloaded as printed versions using Adobe Acrobat Reader ? Links to related websites Make sure you visit the website and add it to your list of favourites: www wiley.co.uk/eob/

Table of Contents

• Categorical data
• clinical epidemiology
• clinical trials
• computation
• design of surveys and experiments
• epidemiology
• health services research
• human genetics
• institutional and historical accounts
• laboratory and basic science research
• longitudinal data and time series
• Modelling of diseases and human biologic phenomena
• multivariate analysis
• statistical models
• specialty-specific statistics
• statistical theory and methods
• survival analysis
• vital and health statistics.

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Details

• NCID: BA54490235
• ISBN:
  • 0471975761
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: eng
• Place of Publication: Chichester
• Pages/Volumes: 6 v. (lxi, 4913 p.)
• Size: 26 cm
• Classification:
  • LCC : RA409
  • DC21 : 610/.2/1
  • NDLC : SC2
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Medical statistics -- Encyclopedias
  • LCSH : Biometry -- Encyclopedias