Revealing Facts and Avoiding Biases: A Review of Several Common Problems in Statistical Analyses of Epidemiological Data
This paper reviews common challenges encountered in statistical analyses of epidemiological data for epidemiologists. We focus on the application of linear regression, multivariate logistic regression, and log-linear modeling to epidemiological data. Specific topics include: a) deletion of outliers,...
Main Authors: | Lihan Yan, Youming Sun, Michael R Boivin, Paul O Kwon, Yuanzhang Li |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2016-10-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2016.00207/full |
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