Statistical Methods for Rates and Proportions, 2nd Edition
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About the Author JOSEPH L. FLEISS is Professor and Head of the Division of Biostatistics at the Columbia University School of Public Health. He is also Research Scientist, Biometrics Research Unit, New York State Psychiatric Institute. Dr. Fleiss is the recipient of the 1973 Spiegelman Gold Medal from the Statistics Section of the American Public Health Association, and a Fellow in the American Statistical Association. He received a Ph.D. degree in mathematical statistics and an M.S. degree in biostatistics, both at Columbia University.

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An Introduction to Applied Probability.

Assessing Significance in a Fourfold Table.

Determining Sample Sizes Needed to Detect a Difference Between Two Proportions.

How to Randomize.

Sampling Method I: Naturalistic or Cross-Sectional Studies.

Sampling Method II: Prospective and Retrospective Studies.

Sampling Method III: Controlled Comparative Trials.

The Analysis of Data from Matched Samples.

Comparison of Proportions from Several Independent Samples.

Combining Evidence from Fourfold Tables.

Effects of Misclassification Errors.

Control of Misclassification Error.

Measurement of Inter-rate Agreement.

Standardization of Rates.

Appendixes.

Answers to Numerical Problems.

Indexes.

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