{"product_id":"9781118625613","title":"Statistical Methods for Rates and Proportions","description":"\"This book is to be recommended as a standard shelf reference . . . and as a ‘must’ to be read by all who wish to better use and understand data involving dichotomous or dichotomizable measurements.\"\u003cbr\u003e —\u003ci\u003eAmerican Journal of Psychiatry\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn the two decades since the second edition of \u003ci\u003eStatistical Methods for Rates and Proportions\u003c\/i\u003e was published, evolving technologies and new methodologies have significantly changed the way today’s statistics are viewed and handled. The explosive development of personal computing and statistical software has facilitated the sophisticated analysis of data, putting capabilities that were once the domain of specialists into the hands of every researcher.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eThird Edition\u003c\/i\u003e of this important text addresses these changes and brings the literature up to date. While the previous edition focused on the use of desktop and handheld calculators, the new edition takes full advantage of modern computing power without losing the elegant simplicity that made the text so popular with students and practitioners alike. In authoritative yet clear terminology, the authors have brought the science of data analysis up to date without compromising its accessibility.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeatures of the \u003ci\u003eThird Edition\u003c\/i\u003e include:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew material on sample size calculations and issues in clinical trials, and entirely new chapters on single-sample data, logistic regression, Poisson regression, regression models for matched samples, the analysis of correlated binary data, and methods for analyzing fourfold tables with missing data\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eThe addition of many new problems, both numerical and theoretical\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eAnswer sections for numerical problems and hints for tackling the theoretical ones\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA frequentist approach enhanced by the inclusion of empirical Bayesian methodology where appropriate\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eCombining the latest research with the original studies that established the previous editions as leaders in the field, \u003ci\u003eStatistical Methods for Rates and Proportions, Third Edition\u003c\/i\u003e will continue to be an invaluable resource for students, statisticians, biostatisticians, and epidemiologists.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Wiley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47134459232496,"sku":"9781118625613","price":182.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781118625613_p0.jpg?v=1763694759","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781118625613","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}