Analysis of Infectious Disease Data / Edition 1

by N.G. Becker

Overview

The book gives an up-to-date account of various approaches availablefor the analysis of infectious disease data. Most of the methods havebeen developed only recently, and for those based on particularlymodern mathematics, details of the computation are carefullyillustrated. Interpretation is discussed at some length and the emphasisthroughout is on making statistical inferences about epidemiologicallyimportant parameters.Niels G. Becker is Reader in Statistics at La Trobe University,Australia.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780412309908
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	05/01/1989
Series:	Chapman & Hall/CRC Monographs on Statistics and Applied Probability , #33
Pages:	236
Product dimensions:	5.44(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Becker\, N.G.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction 2. Chain binomial models 3. Chain models with random effects 4. Latent and infectious periods 5. Heterogeneity of disease spread through a community 6. Generalized Linear Models 7. Martingale methods 8. Methods of inference for large populations

Editorial Reviews

An up-to-date account of various approaches available for the analysis of infectious disease data. Interpretation is discussed and the emphasis is on making statistical inferences about epidemiologically important parameters. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)

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