Sample size determination and power /

• Main Author: Ryan, Thomas P., 1945-
• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Hoboken, N.J. : John Wiley & Sons, [2013]
• Series: Wiley series in probability and statistics.
• Subjects: Sampling (Statistics); Regression analysis.; Sample Size.; Clinical Trials as Topic.; Mathematical Computing.; Regression Analysis.; Sampling Studies.; BODY, MIND & SPIRIT > Healing > General.; HEALTH & FITNESS > Alternative Therapies.; HEALTH & FITNESS > Healing.; MEDICAL > Healing.; Electronic books.

Featuring a comprehensive approach to sample size determination for general statistical use, this book uniquely blends applications from a variety of fields including statistics, biostatistics, the health sciences, and engineering. Topical coverage includes: hypothesis testing concepts and issues; c...

Table of Contents:

• Brief review of hypothesis testing concepts/issues and confidence intervals
• Methods of determining sample size
• Means and variances
• Proportions and rates
• Regression methods and correlation
• Experimental designs
• Clinical trials
• Quality improvement
• Survival analysis and reliability
• Nonparametric methods
• Miscellaneous topics.