5 What You Need to Know before You Start. Introduction to Experimental Design

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. FIGURES vi
4. TABLES vii
5. Acknowledgments ix
6. Introduction xi
7. 1 You Can Do It Too. Identification of Health Hazards by Nonprofessionals 1
8. 2 Join Together. Organizing Your Community 7
9. 3 Do You Suspect a Problem? Known Exposures, Known Effects 27
10. 4 What Are Appropriate Tests? Enhancing Health Care 58
11. 5 What You Need to Know before You Start. Introduction to Experimental Design 70
12. 6 What Information Do You Need? Questionnaire Design, Administration, and Limitations 89
13. 7 How to Get the Information . The Questionnaire, Question Discussion, and Tabulation 100
14. 8 Lots of Information. What to Do with It, Statistics for Nonstatisticians 134
15. 9 Where Do You Go from Here? Exploring Options for Further Study and Further Action 158
16. 10 What Kind of Evidence Do You Need? Legal Implications of Acute and Chronic Effects 166
17. 11 Resource Guide 183
18. Appendix: Rates of Cancer and Birth Defects 205
19. References Cited in the Text and Additional Suggested Reading 219
20. Index 227