Tools for the Analysis of Epidemiological Data


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Documentation for package ‘epiR’ version 0.9-62

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epi.2by2 Summary measures for count data presented in a 2 by 2 table
epi.about The library epiR: summary information
epi.asc Write matrix to an ASCII raster file
epi.betabuster An R version of Wes Johnson and Chun-Lung Su's Betabuster
epi.bohning Bohning's test for overdispersion of Poisson data
epi.ccc Concordance correlation coefficient
epi.cluster1size Sample size under under one-stage cluster sampling
epi.cluster2size Sample size under under two-stage cluster sampling
epi.clustersize Sample size for cluster-sample surveys
epi.conf Confidence intervals for means, proportions, incidence, and standardised mortality ratios
epi.convgrid Convert British National Grid georeferences to easting and northing coordinates
epi.cp Extract unique covariate patterns from a data set
epi.cpresids Covariate pattern residuals from a logistic regression model
epi.descriptives Descriptive statistics
epi.detectsize Sample size to detect disease
epi.dgamma Estimate the precision of a [structured] heterogeneity term
epi.directadj Directly adjusted incidence risk estimates
epi.dms Decimal degrees and degrees, minutes and seconds conversion
epi.dsl Mixed-effects meta-analysis of binary outcomes using the DerSimonian and Laird method
epi.edr Estimated dissemination ratio
epi.empbayes Empirical Bayes estimates
epi.epidural Rates of use of epidural anaesthesia in trials of caregiver support
epi.herdtest Estimate herd test characteristics
epi.incin Laryngeal and lung cancer cases in Lancashire 1974 - 1983
epi.indirectadj Indirectly adjusted incidence risk estimates
epi.insthaz Instantaneous hazard computed on the basis of a Kaplan-Meier survival function
epi.interaction Relative excess risk due to interaction in a case-control study
epi.iv Fixed-effect meta-analysis of binary outcomes using the inverse variance method
epi.kappa Kappa statistic
epi.ltd Lactation to date and standard lactation milk yields
epi.mh Fixed-effects meta-analysis of binary outcomes using the Mantel-Haenszel method
epi.nomogram Post-test probability of disease given sensitivity and specificity of a test
epi.occc Overall concordance correlation coefficient (OCCC)
epi.offset Create offset vector
epi.pooled Estimate herd test characteristics when pooled sampling is used
epi.popsize Estimate population size
epi.prcc Partial rank correlation coefficients
epi.prev Estimate true prevalence
epi.RtoBUGS R to WinBUGS data conversion
epi.SClip Lip cancer in Scotland 1975 - 1980
epi.simplesize Sample size under under simple random sampling
epi.smd Fixed-effect meta-analysis of continuous outcomes using the standardised mean difference method
epi.stratasize Sample size under under stratified random sampling
epi.studysize Estimate the sample size to compare means, proportions, and survival
epi.tests Sensitivity, specificity and predictive value of a diagnostic test
print.epi.2by2 Summary measures for count data presented in a 2 by 2 table
print.epi.occc Overall concordance correlation coefficient (OCCC)
print.epi.tests Sensitivity, specificity and predictive value of a diagnostic test
summary.epi.2by2 Summary measures for count data presented in a 2 by 2 table
summary.epi.tests Sensitivity, specificity and predictive value of a diagnostic test