Chapter 10. Methods for Count Data

  1. Chap T. Le Distinguished Professor of Biostatistics Director of Biostatistics

Published Online: 20 MAY 2003

DOI: 10.1002/0471308889.ch10

Book Title

Introductory Biostatistics

Introductory Biostatistics

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How to Cite

Le, C. T. (2003) Methods for Count Data, in Introductory Biostatistics, John Wiley & Sons, Inc., Hoboken, NJ, USA. doi: 10.1002/0471308889.ch10

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  1. Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, USA

Publication History

  1. Published Online: 20 MAY 2003
  2. Published Print: 21 MAR 2003

ISBN Information

Print ISBN: 9780471418160

Online ISBN: 9780471308881

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Keywords:

  • Poisson distribution;
  • Poisson regression;
  • simple regression;
  • multiple regression;
  • stepwise regression;
  • measure of association;
  • test of goodness-of-fit;
  • overdispersion

Summary

This chapter is devoted to a different type of categorical data: count data. The eventual focus is the Poisson regression model. A problem solving section appears at the end of the chapter.

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