Statistical Thinking in Epidemiology

Introduction
Vector Geometry of Linear Models for Epidemiologists
Path Diagrams and Directed Acyclic Graphs
Mathematical Coupling and Regression to the Mean in the Relation between Change and Initial Value
Analysis of Change in Pre-/Post-Test Studies
Collinearity and Multicollinearity
Is ‘Reversal Paradox’ a Paradox?
Testing Statistical Interaction
Finding Growth Trajectories in Lifecourse Research
Partial Least Squares Regression for Lifecourse Research
Concluding Remarks
Index