Description
JONES and BARTLETT Fundamental Mathematics For Epidemiology Study 1St Edition by Ray M Merrill
Mathematical concepts and their applications are fundamental to epidemiology. However, many public health students lack adequate quantitative background and find themselves struggling with simple math such as converting fractions to decimals; filling in 2 by 2 tables; reading story problems; understanding the difference between ratios, proportions, and rates; and connecting selected math concepts to epidemiologic study designs. Other students have been taught the math principles that deal with epidemiology, but did not learn how to apply these mathematical tools to research study designs.
As the first of its kind, this book reviews fundamental math concepts and procedures for epidemiology. Students will learn how to connect the math principles and procedures to the epidemiologic study designs. They will also will gain opportunities to apply the math principles to real-life problems and case studies.
Key Features:
Provides step-by-step, practical real-life examples of math principles and procedure in epidemiology throughout the text
Offers instruction on how to utilize Epi InfoTM 7 for describing and assessing health problems, along with author provided EXCEL workbooks
Includes online practice problems that can be solved iteratively, with instant feedback
Table of Contents:
Chapter 1 Mathematics in Epidemiology
Chapter 2 Arithmetic and Algebra in Epidemiology
Chapter 3 Descriptive Statistical Measures in Epidemiology
Chapter 4 Probability in Epidemiology
Chapter 5 Statistical Inference in Epidemiology
Chapter 6 Measures of Association
Appendix A Notation and Equations
Appendix B Answers to Select Practice Problems
About the Author:
Ray M. Merrill, Ph.D., M.P.H. has been actively involved in epidemiology since his professional career began in 1995. As a Cancer Prevention Fellow at the National Cancer Institute, he worked with leading researchers in the area of cancer epidemiology. In 1998 he joined the faculty in the Department of Health Science at Brigham Young University, Provo, Utah, where he continued his research in epidemiology. Since 1999 he has also held an adjunct faculty position in the Department of Family and Preventive Medicine at the University of Utah. In 2001, he spent a sabbatical working in the Unit of Epidemiology for Cancer Prevention at the International Agency for Research on Cancer Administration, Lyon, France. He has won various awards for his research in cancer epidemiology.