Preface to the Fifth Edition
Prefaces to the Previous Editions
1 Basic Concepts
1.1 Introduction
1.2 Random Variables, Probability Distributions and Some Standard Notation
1.3 Characteristics of a Distribution: Mean, Median and Variance
1.4 Statistical Calculations Using the Software Package Called R
2 Tests of Significance
2.1 Introduction
2.2 An Example
2.3 Common Features of Significance Tests
3 Fisher¡¯s Test for 2 ¡¿ 2 Contingency Tables
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Details of the Test
3.3 Additional Examples of Fisher¡¯s Test
3.4 Sample R Code for Chapter 3
4 Approximate Significance Tests for Contingency Tables
4.1 Introduction
4.2 The ¥ö2 Test for 2 ¡¿ 2 Tables
4.3 The ¥ö2 Test for Rectangular Contingency Tables
4.4 Sample R Code for Chapter 4
5 Some Warnings concerning 2 ¡¿ 2 Tables
5.1 Introduction
5.2 Combining 2 ¡¿ 2 Tables
5.3 Matched Pairs Binary Data
5.4 Multiple Comparisons and False Discovery Rates
5.5 Sample R Code for Chapter 5
6 Kaplan-Meier or ¡®Actuarial¡¯ Survival Curves
6.1 Introduction
6.2 General Features of the K-M Estimate
6.3 A Novel Use of the K-M Estimator
6.4 Confidence Bands for the K-M Estimator
6.5 Sample R Code for Chapter 6
7 The Log-Rank or Mantel-Haenszel Test for Comparing Survival Curves
7.1 Introduction
7.2 Details of the Test
7.3 Several Examples of the Log-Rank Test
7.4 Sample R Code for Chapter 7
8 An Introduction to the Normal Distribution
8.1 Introduction
8.2 Basic Features of the Normal Distribution
8.3 The Normal Distribution and Significance Testing
8.4 The Normal Distribution and Confidence Intervals
8.5 Sample R Code for Chapter 8
9 Analyzing Normally Distributed Data
9.1 Introduction
9.2 Some Preliminary Considerations
9.3 Analyzing a Single Sample
9.4 Comparisons Based on the Normal Distribution
9.5 Testing the Equality of Variances
9.6 Sample R Code for Chapter 9
10 Linear Regression Models for Medical Data
10.1 Introduction
10.2 A Historical Note
10.3 Multiple Linear Regression
10.4 Graphical Tools for Model Checking
10.5 Correlation
10.6 The Analysis of Variance
10.7 Sample R Code for Chapter 10
11 Binary Logistic Regression
11.1 Introduction
11.2 Logistic Regression
11.3 Estimation in 2 ¡¿ 2 Tables
11.4 Reanalysis of a Previous Example
11.5 The Analysis of Dose-Response Data
11.6 Global Tests and a Previous Example
11.7 Sample R Code for Chapter 11
12 Regression Models for Count Data
12.1 Introduction
12.2 The Model for Poisson Regression
12.3 An Experimental Study of Cellular Differentiation
12.4 Overdispersion
12.5 Zero-Inflated Poisson Models
12.6 Sample R Code for Chapter 12
13 Proportional Hazards Regression
13.1 Introduction
13.2 A Statistical Model for the Death Rate
13.3 The Lymphoma Example
13.4 The Use of Time-Dependent Covariates
13.5 Sample R Code for Chapter 13
14 The Analysis of Longitudinal Data
14.1 Introduction
14.2 Liang-Zeger Regression Models
14.3 Random Effects Models
14.4 Multi-State Models
14.5 Sample R Code for Chapter 14
15 Analysis of Variance
15.1 Introduction
15.2 Representing Categorical Information in Regression Models
15.3 Understanding Two-Factor Interactions
15.4 Revisiting the INR Study
15.5 Sample R Code for Chapter 15
16 Data Analysis
16.1 Introduction
16.2 Quality Data
16.3 Initial or Exploratory Analysis
16.4 Primary Analysis
16.5 Secondary Analyses
16.6 Sample R Code for Chapter 16
17 The Question of Sample Size
17.1 Introduction
17.2 General Aspects of Sample Size Calculations
17.3 Two Examples of Sample Size Calculations
17.4 Some Hazards of Small Studies
17.5 Sample R Code for Chapter 17
18 The Design of Clinical Trials
18.1 Introduction
18.2 General Considerations
18.3 Trial Organization
18.4 Randomized versus Historical Controls
18.5 Intention to Treat
18.6 Factorial Designs
18.7 Repeated Significance Testing
18.8 Sequential Analysis
19 Further Comments regarding Clinical Trials
19.1 Introduction
19.2 Surrogate Endpoints
19.3 Active Control or Equivalence Trials
19.4 Other Designs
19.5 Multiple Outcomes
19.6 Multiple Treatment Arms
19.7 Stochastic Curtailment
19.8 Adaptive Trials
20 Meta-Analysis
20.1 Introduction
20.2 Background
20.3 Study Heterogeneity
20.4 An Illustrative Example
20.5 Graphical Displays
20.6 Using Funnel Plots to Detect Publication Bias
20.7 Sensitivity
20.8 Sample R Code for Chapter 20
21 Epidemiological Applications
21.1 Introduction
21.2 Epidemiological Studies
21.3 Relative Risk Models
21.4 Odds Ratio Models
21.5 Confounding and Effect Modification
21.6 Mantel-Haenszel Methodology
21.7 Poisson Regression Modelling of Cohort Studies
21.8 Clinical Epidemiology
21.9 Sample R Code for Chapter 21
22 Diagnostic Tests
22.1 Introduction
22.2 Some General Considerations
22.3 Sensitivity, Specificity, and Post-Test Probabilities
22.4 Likelihood Ratios and Related Issues
23 Agreement and Reliability
23.1 Introduction
23.2 Intraclass Correlation Coefficient
23.3 Assessing Agreement
23.4 Bland-Altman Plots
23.5 The Kappa Coefficient
23.6 Weighted ¥ê
23.7 Measures of Agreement for Discrete Data
23.8 The Dependence of ¥ê on Prevalence
23.9 Sample R Code for Chapter 23
References
Subject Index