Background
Bourke, Geoffrey Joseph was born on August 22, 1929 in Cavan, Ireland. Son of Thomas Joseph and Bridget (McPolin) Bourke.
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This book introduces the basic concepts underlying the use of statistics in medical research, and is a practical guide to the initiation and analysis of a research project. It covers the majority of statistical methods commonly encountered in the medical literature and, in line with current thinking, particular emphasis is placed on the confidence interval approach. This edition expands on the material in the last edition, but the broad structure of the book remains the same. However, the chapters on computers and vital statistics have been totally reworked. Major changes have been made to the sections on confidence intervals.
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In 1969 the first edition of this book introduced the concepts of statistics and their medical application to readers with no formal training in this area. While retaining this basic aim, the authors have expanded the coverage in each subsequent edition to keep pace with the increasing use and sophistication of statistics in medical research. This fifth edition has undergone major restructuring, with some sections completely rewritten; it is now more logically organized and more user friendly (with the addition of a summary boxesa throughout the text). It incorporates new statistical techniques and approaches that have made an appearance since the last edition. In addition, some chapters or chapter headings are specifically marked to signify material that is more difficult than the material in which it is embedded -- such sections or chapters can be omitted at first reading. Several new chapters have been added . "Associations: Chance, Confounded and Causal?" explains without any formulae the concepts underlying confounding, confidence intervals and p values, and the interpretation of associations observed in research investigations. Another new chapter considers sample size calculations in some detail and provides, in addition to the relevant formulae, useful tables that should give the researcher an indication of the order of magnitude of the number of subjects he or she might require in different situations.
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epidemiologist medical educator
Bourke, Geoffrey Joseph was born on August 22, 1929 in Cavan, Ireland. Son of Thomas Joseph and Bridget (McPolin) Bourke.
Bachelor of Medicine BCh Bachelor of the Arts of Obstetrics, University College of Dublin, 1954. Doctor of Medicine, University College Dublin, 1966. Diploma in industrial health, University Dundee, Scotland, 1969.
House physician, Mater Hospital, Dublin, 1954-1955;
medical officer of health, Vermilion (Canada) Health Unit and Wainwright Clinic, 1958-1961;
lecturer in public health, University of Dublin, 1961-1966;
associate professor in public health, U. College Dublin, 1966-1973;
professor, head public health, U. College Dublin, 1973-1995;
dean faculty of medicine, U. College Dublin, 1985-1991. Chairman Postgraduate Medical and Dental Board, Dublin, 1992-1996, National Forum on Tobacco and Health, Dublin, since 1995, Medical bureau of Road Safety, Dublin, 1986-1994, Cancer Research Advancement Board, Dublin, 1989-1997. Honorary fellow faculty of occupational medicine, Ireland.
Fellow faculty public health medicine, Ireland and United Kingdom.
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Fellow Royal College of Physicians Ireland. Member Sutton Lawn Tennis Club, Fitzwilliam Lawn Tennis Club.
Married Marie Therèse Hannan, April 8, 1958 (deceased 1981). Children: Geoffrey, David, John, Jennifer. Married Marian Josephine Rice, September 28, 1985 (deceased 1998).