文档介绍：Andrea S. Foulkes
Applied Statistical
ics with R
For Population-based Association Studies
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Andrea S. Foulkes
University of Massachusetts
School of Public Health & Health Sciences
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DOI -0-387-89554-3
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Preface
This book is intended to provide fundamental statistical concepts and tools
relevant to the analysis of ic data arising from population-based associa-
tion studies. Elementary knowledge of statistical methods at the level of a first
course in biostatistics is assumed. Chapters 1–3 provide a general overview of
the ic and epidemiological considerations relevant to this setting. Topics
covered include: (1) types of investigations, typical ponents and fea-
tures in ic association studies, and basic ic vocabulary (Chapter 1);
(2) epidemiological principles relevant to population-based studies, including
confounding and effect modification (Chapter 2);