Misclassification in Epidemiology (Emerging Topics in Statistics and Biostatistics)

This book examines the issues of misclassification in epidemiology. It includes some solutions to the old and new issues of misclassification in a variety of epidemiologic design studies. The book is separated into five parts: Part I focuses on the misclassification in cross-sectional studies. Part II concentrates on the misclassification in cohort studies. Part III investigates the misclassification in case-control studies. Part IV covers hypothesis testing of no misclassification. Part V addresses the misclassification in contingency tables. It could serve as a textbook for advanced undergraduate/graduate students in medical school or students majoring in the statistics department. It could also be used as a reference book for anyone interested in the research of misclassification in epidemiologic studies.