A Little Book of R for Biomedical Statistics

University College Cork, 2013. — Release 0.2 — 35 p.This little booklet has some information on how to use R for biomedical statistics.
R (www.r-project.org) is a commonly used free Statistics software. R allows you to carry out statistical analyses in an interactive mode, as well as allowing simple programming.Contents:
How to install R
Introduction to R
Installing R
Installing R packages
Running R
A brief introduction to R
Links and Further Reading
Acknowledgements
Contact
License
Using R for Biomedical Statistics
Biomedical statistics
Calculating Relative Risks for a Cohort Study
Calculating Odds Ratios for a Cohort or Case-Control Study
Testing for an Association Between Disease and Exposure, in a Cohort or Case-Control Study
Calculating the (Mantel-Haenszel) Odds Ratio when there is a Stratifying Variable
Testing for an Association Between Exposure and Disease in a Matched Case-Control Study
Dose-response analysis:
Calculating the Sample Size Required for a Randomised Control Trial
Calculating the Power of a Randomised Control Trial
Making a Forest Plot for a Meta-analysis of Several Different Randomised Control Trials:
Links and Further Reading
Acknowledgements
Contact
LicenseAcknowledgements
Contact
License