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The role of linear models in psychiatric epidemiology

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  09 July 2009

Graham Dunn
Graham Dunn*
Affiliation:
General Practice Research Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, London
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Address for correspondence: Dr Graham Dunn, General Practice Research Unit, Institute of Psychiatry, De Crespigny Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8AF.
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Synopsis

The aim of this paper is to explain and to stress the importance of mathematical models and, in particular, linear models in the field of psychiatric epidemiology. An awareness of linear models is essential in contemplating the use of statistics to analyse epidemiological survey data, and in many cases the appropriate linear model is by far the most effective way of summarizing such data.

Type
Research Article
Information
Psychological Medicine , Volume 11 , Issue 1 , February 1981 , pp. 179 - 184
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1981

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