An Introduction To Stata For Health Researchers

Download or read book An Introduction to Stata for Health Researchers written by Svend Juul and published by Stata Press. This book was released on 2006-03-15 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Designed to assist those working in health research, An Introduction to Stata for Health Researchers explains how to maximize the versatile Stata program for data management, statistical analysis, and graphics for research. The first nine chapters are devoted to becoming familiar with Stata and the essentials of effective data management. The text is also a valuable companion reference for more advanced users. It covers a host of useful applications for health researchers including the analysis of stratified data via epitab and regression models; linear, logistic, and Poisson regression; survival analysis including Cox regression, standardized rates, and correlation/ROC analysis of measurements.