Saadul Islam

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How to calculate odds ratio by chance for multiple exposure-outcome relationships?

If I have odds ratio calculated for several exposures-outcomes in one analysis, is there a way to calculate how many of them would be expected to be significant by chance alone? Also, what is the...

11 November 2016 4,385 1 View

For non-academic jobs like in industries or Govt., is a graduate degree in e.g. physiology more helpful than epidemiology?

Are careers in e.g. data analyses or epidemiology easier to obtain than careers in basic science fields such as all branches of life sciences that train students on lab work? Please also share any...

07 July 2016 5,201 2 View

Difference between arithmetic and geometric mean and SD?

It would be better if anyone can answer in the context of health science, not economics. For example, what's the difference between mean level of X exposure to be 1.5 mg/m3 (2.3 SD) using...

06 June 2016 2,962 2 View

How to compare odds ratio from one study to another?

If I want to compare results from one study (measured in odds ratio) with another, is there formal statistical way to do it? Or do I just qualitatively assess the difference between the 2? For...

06 June 2016 4,717 12 View

Is there any previous or ongoing cohort study in Canada looking at occupational exposure?

I am looking to design a retrospective cohort study, and was wondering if there was any previous/ongoing cohort based in Canada that collects data on occupational exposure and cancer?

06 June 2016 1,214 3 View