Chapter 1. Measuring disease occurrence
- Measuring disease occurrence intro
- Calculating incidence and prevalence
- Mastering mortality rates
- Identifying age as a confounding variable
- Controlling for age: stratification or adjustment
- Measuring disease occurrence quiz
Chapter 2. Assessing the validity of diagnostic tests
- Assessing the validity of diagnostic tests intro
- Calculating sensitivity and specificity
- Navigating the intricacies of sensitivity and specificity
- Interpreting the predictive value—the role of prevalence
- Determining the predictive value—the effects of specificity
- Assessing the validity of diagnostic tests quiz
Chapter 3. Expressing disease prognosis
- Expressing disease prognosis intro
- Mastering the basics
- Using life tables
- Adjusting for withdrawals in life tables
- Applying the Kaplan-Meier method
- Understanding the effects of stage migration
- Expressing disease prognosis quiz
Chapter 4. Interpreting randomized trials
- Interpreting randomized trials intro
- Mastering the basics
- Evaluating data collection methods
- Assessing power and errors
- Calculating sample size
- Interpreting randomized trials quiz
Chapter 5. Interpreting cohort and case-control studies
- Interpreting cohort and case-control studies intro
- Mastering the basics of cohort studies
- Comparing the types of cohort studies
- Mastering the basics of case-control studies
- Assessing control selection
- Interpreting cohort and case-control studies quiz