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A user's guide to advanced statistical techniques for nonstatisticians The study of population health often involves the use of observational data from existing data sets, complex survey designs and longitudinal follow-up. Ordinary regression analysis, familiar to most researchers and practitioners is inadequate for analyzing such data and answering important questions about the relationship of risk factors to health. Nonstatisticians such as...

This book guides readers with some basic knowledge of statistics from an elementary introduction of regression analysis to advanced applications in survey research and longitudinal analysis. Emphasis is on interpretation of parameter estimates in population health and clinical research. Real life examples are explained in fuller detail than is common in most statistics books. Theory and application are presented simultaneously in a way that ar...