Help your students understand some of the most elusive fundamentals of epidemiology and biostatistics with this fully updated revision of the bestselling Study Guide to Epidemiology and Biostatistics. The Seventh Edition offers expanded chapters as well as coverage of new topics that have become prevalent in the medical literature such as: receiver-operator curve analysis to improve sensitivity/specificity; the power of a statistical test; one-tailed P values; comparison-wise significance levels versus study-wise significance levels; confidence interval and its relationship to statistical significance; meta-analysis with current methods for assessing heterogeneity and the potential for publication bias; and the use of propensity scoring to reduce bias in non-experimental studies. Key Features: - 46 objectives, expressed in behavioral terms, cite the concepts to be learned and the level at which students are expected to perform - Study Notes, which can be used as the sole source of input to cover the material or used to supplement attendance at a lecture series - Chapter Exercises, which encourage students to immediately use their newly acquired knowledge, and thus improve retention through practice - Multiple Choice Examinations, which have the same scope and are on the same level that students may expect to encounter in professional examinations

Table of Contents:
Preface Acknowledgments How To Use This Book • To the Student • To the Instructor Goals and Objectives • Goals • Objectives Chapter 1: Investigation of an Epidemic • Objectives Covered • Study Notes • Exercises: An Outbreak of Hepatitis in a Rural Community Chapter 2: Measures of Mortality • Objectives Covered • Study Notes • Exercises Chapter 3: Incidence and Prevalence • Objectives Covered • Study Notes • Exercises Chapter 4: Measures of Risk • Objectives Covered • Study Notes • Exercises Self-Assessment 1 Chapter 5: Biological Variability • Objectives Covered • Study Notes • Exercises Chapter 6: Probability • Objectives Covered • Study Notes • Exercises Chapter 7: Screening • Objectives Covered • Study Notes • Exercises Chapter 8: Sampling • Objectives Covered • Study Notes • Exercises Chapter 9: Statistical Significance • Objectives Covered • Study Notes • Exercises Chapter 10: Correlation • Objectives Covered • Study Notes • Exercises Chapter 11: Multiple Regression • Objectives Covered • Study Notes • Exercises Self-Assessment 2 Chapter 12: Case-Control (Retrospective) Studies • Objectives Covered • Study Notes • Exercises Chapter 13: Cohort (Prospective) Studies • Objectives Covered • Study Notes • Exercises Chapter 14: Randomized Clinical Trials • Objectives Covered • Study Notes • Exercises Chapter 15: Survival Analysis • Objectives Covered • Study Notes • Exercises Chapter 16: Association and Causation • Objectives Covered • Study Notes • Exercises Chapter 17: Keys to Understanding Articles on Epidemiologic Studies • Objectives Covered • Study Notes • Exercises Self-Assessment 3 • Exercise Answers • Self-Assessment Final • Self-Assessment Answers • Glossary • Index