{"product_id":"analysis-of-health-surveys-wiley-series-in-survey-methodology","title":"Analysis of Health Surveys (Wiley Series in Survey Methodology)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBook info:\u003c\/strong\u003e Analysis of Health Surveys (Wiley Series in Survey Methodology) (Hardcover, 408 pages) – Wiley-Interscience, 1999. Language: English.\u003c\/p\u003e\n How to apply statistical methods to survey data--a guide toeffective analysis of health surveys.  With large health surveys becoming increasingly available forpublic use, researchers with little experience in survey methodsare often faced with analyzing data from surveys to addressscientific and programmatic questions. This practical book providesstatistical techniques for use in survey analysis, making healthsurveys accessible to statisticians, biostatisticians,epidemiologists, and health researchers. The authors clearlyexplain the theory and methods of survey analysis along withreal-world applications. They draw on their work at the NationalInstitutes of Health as well as up-to-date information from acrossthe literature to present: * The sampling background necessary to understand health surveys. * The application of such techniques as t-tests, linear regression,logistic regression, and survival analysis to survey data. * The use of sample weights in survey data analysis. * Dealing with complications in variance estimation in large healthsurveys. * Applications involving cross-sectional, longitudinal, andmultiple cross-sectional surveys, and the use of surveys to performpopulation- based case-control analyses. * Guidance on the correct use of statistical methods found insoftware packages. * Extensive bibliography.  \n        From the Back Cover   How to apply statistical methods to survey data―a guide to effective analysis of health surveys. \u003cp\u003eWith large health surveys becoming increasingly available for public use, researchers with little experience in survey methods are often faced with analyzing data from surveys to address scientific and programmatic questions. This practical book provides statistical techniques for use in survey analysis, making health surveys accessible to statisticians, biostatisticians, epidemiologists, and health researchers. The authors clearly explain the theory and methods of survey analysis along with real-world applications. They draw on their work at the National Institutes of Health as well as up-to-date information from across the literature to present:\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe sampling background necessary to understand health surveys.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe application of such techniques as t-tests, linear regression, logistic regression, and survival analysis to survey data.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe use of sample weights in survey data analysis.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDealing with complications in variance estimation in large health surveys.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eApplications involving cross-sectional, longitudinal, and multiple cross-sectional surveys, and the use of surveys to perform population- based case-control analyses.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGuidance on the correct use of statistical methods found in software packages.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eExtensive bibliography.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e           About the Author   EDWARD L. KORN, PhD, is head of the Clinical Trials Section,Biometric Research Branch, at the National Cancer Institute.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e BARRY I. GRAUBARD, PhD, is a senior investigator in theBiostatistics Branch at the National Cancer Institute.      ","brand":"Edward L. Korn, Barry I. Graubard","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46069963194602,"sku":"9780471137733","price":109.51,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0714\/5301\/6298\/files\/51_oXK44f4L._SL1500.jpg?v=1781234103","url":"https:\/\/textbookme.store\/products\/analysis-of-health-surveys-wiley-series-in-survey-methodology","provider":"TextbookMe","version":"1.0","type":"link"}