Main description:

This workbook is designed to teach the major fundamental concepts in Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and clinical research design alongside the textbook "Epidemiology and Biostatistics, 2nd Edition". It is written in concise and organized fashion with many examples to illustrate the concepts deriving from a collection of written materials created to teach Epidemiology and Biostatistics to medical students. The major differences from related titles include a "story" based approach toward teaching the material, relative brevity while maintaining focus on key concepts, and taking the perspective of first-time learners (avoiding and/or clearly defining jargon, using clear common-sense language). It features a variety of questions: long, short, and multiple choice questions. The workbook is made to provide students with the tools necessary to form their own informed conclusions from the clinical research literature.

Contents:

Measures of disease frequency

Population, exposure, and outcome

Case reports and case series

Cross-sectional studies

Cohort studies

Case-control studies

Randomized trials

Misclassification

Confounding and its control

Effect modification

Screening and diagnosis

Summary measures in statistics

Statistical inference

Hypothesis tests in practice

Linear regression

Log-link and logistic regression

Survival analysis