Statistical Approaches For Epidemiology

Editors: Chowell, Gerardo, Hyman, James M. (Eds.)
Provides contributions by epidemic modeling experts describing a broad range of approaches to address contemporary questions related to the spread and control of infectious diseases
Demonstrates examples of how models can help understand the spread of infections
Presents a discussion on the modern statistical modeling methods to design, conduct, and analyze clinical trials measuring the effectiveness of potential vaccines

Statistical ideas have been integral to the development of epidemiology and continue to provide the tools needed to interpret epidemiological studies. Although epidemiologists do not need a highly mathematical background in statistical theory to conduct and interpret such studies…

This book provides an introduction to statistical methods for the analysis of spatial data. In a coherent manner, it presents statistical tools and approaches for analysis of three types of spatial data: geostatistical data, lattice data, and point patterns. …The book is intended as a text for a graduate-level course in spatial statistics. I believe that it would be a suitable text for a variety of reasons. First of all, the book provides comprehensive coverage of statistical methods for geostatistical data, lattice data, and point patterns. Not many books on spatial statistics have this feature. …The book has a nice balance of statistical theory, methodology, and applications, with an emphasis on statistical methods. It contains many concrete examples that illustrate both theory and methods. In illustrating the methods, real and interesting data examples are drawn from many disciplines such as agriculture, ecology, geology, epidemiology, and meteorology. …This is a wonderful book that systematically introduces readers to spatial statistics.