Statistics for Industry and Technology Advances in Statistical Methods the Health Sciences

Statistical methods have become an important and integral part of research in the health sciences. This volume covers a range of topics pertaining to statistical methods in the health sciences, including epidemiology, pharmacovigilance, quality of life, survival analysis, and genomics. It is also useful for the health science community. Statistical methods have become increasingly important and now form integral part of research in the health sciences. Many sophisticated methodologies have been developed for specific applications and problems. This self-contained volume, an outgrowth of an "International Conference on Statistical Methods in Health Sciences," covers a wide range of topics pertaining to new statistical methods and novel applications in the health sciences. The chapters, written by leading experts in their respective fields, are thematically divided into the following areas: * Prognostic studies and general epidemiology * Pharmacovigilance * Quality of life * Survival analysis * Clustering * Safety and efficacy assessment * Clinical design * Models for the environment * Genomic analysis * Animal health This comprehensive volume will be highly useful an of great interest to the health science community as well as practitioners, researchers, and graduate students in applied probability, statistics, and biostatistics. During the past three decades, the use of statistical methods in the health sciences has become quite common, and many sophisticated methods have been developed for specific applications and problems. Presented in this work are chapters covering a broad range of recent advances of statistical methods in the health sciences written by internationally renowned experts. The volume is thematically classified into different areas of the health sciences according to the particular focus of the chapters. Specific topics covered include stochastic models in cancer and AIDS studies, statistical methods in genome sequence analysis, bioequivalence studies, randomized clinical trial designs, survival analysis and applications, and statistical methods in quality-of-life. Some chapters are reviews of active research, while others highlight recent developments, new methods, and practical real-world data. This comprehensive reference text will serve the health sciences community, as well as practitioners, researchers, and graduate students in applied probability and biostatistics.