R Companion to Epidemiology: Study Design and Data Analysis is a companion volume to the classic textbook by Mark Woodward, Epidemiology: Study Design and Data Analysis, Third Edition. It aims to equip the reader with sufficient knowledge to use R for practising epidemiology. Towards this aim, it reworks the examples in the textbook, presenting the code followed by an explanation and its result.Key Features:Almost all of the numerical examples in the textbook are reworked in RR code is introduced in small portions and explained thoroughlyComplexity of introduced code is increased only graduallyMore than 300 commands spanning more than 40 libraries are introducedThe book is intended primarily to be used as a supplement to the textbook by undergraduate and graduate students in the fields of epidemiology and statistics. It will also serve practitioners and researchers in epidemiology who want to learn R for use in their work.
