PRACTICAL STATISTICS FOR MEDICAL RESEARCH

Most medical researchers, whether clinical or non-clinical, receive some background in statistics as undergraduates. However, it is most often brief, a long time ago, and largely forgotten by the time it is needed. Furthermore, many introductory texts fall short of adequately explaining the underlyi...

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Main Author: Altman, Douglas G. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Bota Raton, Florida CHAPMAN & HALL/CRC 1991
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Summary:Most medical researchers, whether clinical or non-clinical, receive some background in statistics as undergraduates. However, it is most often brief, a long time ago, and largely forgotten by the time it is needed. Furthermore, many introductory texts fall short of adequately explaining the underlying concepts of statistics, and often are divorced from the reality of conducting and assessing medical research. Practical Statistics for Medical Research is a problem-based text for medical researchers, medical students, and others in the medical arena who need to use statistics but have no specialized mathematics background
Physical Description:xii, 611 pages illustrations 24 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages [575]-588) and index.
ISBN:9780412276309
0412276305