[.uk] Statistics for Epidemiology (ISBN 1584884339)

Outstanding:
I had a chance to read this book cover to cover. All I can say is "absolutely outstanding", short of calling it a historical masterpiece in the field. Very rarely do I encounter an epidemiology or biostatistic textbook that reads so well. It is optimally reader friendly; the author appears to have such a talent in explaining some most sophisticated epidemiological and statistical concepts in such a simplified language. Yet he does not sacrifice the inclusion of some very advanced epidemiological and statistical concepts. New concepts such as causal graphs and instrumental variables are also included and explained beautifully. I strongly recommend this book to all early to intermediate graduate students majoring in Epidemiology. Established epidemiologists may wish to read this book to refresh and update their knowledge. I hope the author writes more textbooks with the same style.

Outstanding book:
This book is a hybrid, part epidemiology and part statistics. It is a resource for those that want to DO epidemiologic studies and ensure that they are performing and interpreting the statistics correctly. Jewell does all the little things right: he delivers the message in plain English, he explains thoroughly the foundations of the various epidemiologic measures of association, and he points out the pitfalls and potential misapplications of the presented statistical tools. The chapters on confounding and interaction are the clearest and the best that I have read. I endorse this book whole-heartedly

Recommended:
I have to praise the author for his outstanding way of explaining even difficult epidemiological concepts. The book is very easy to read and would be suitable for the postgraduate student or even the more experienced epidemiologist. The author promises not to use any calculus, which make the book very readable. Very good book, though, the topic of survival analysis is not discussed very extensively.

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