Medical Statistics A TEXTBOOK FOR THE HEALTH SCIENCES

Medical Statistics A TEXTBOOK FOR THE HEALTH SCIENCES

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The fifth edition of this popular textbook provides students and practitioners with a clear, concise introduction to the statistics they will come across in their regular reading of clinical papers. Written by three experts with wide teaching and consulting experience, Medical Statistics: A Textbook...

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Main Authors: Walters, Stephen J. (Author), Campbell, Michael J. (Author), Machin, David (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Hoboken, NJ John Wiley 2021
Edition:FIFTH EDITION
Subjects:
Medical statistics
Medicine > Research Statistical methods
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Table of Contents:
  • Uses and abuses of medical statistics
  • Displaying and summarising data
  • Summary measures for binary data
  • Probability and distributions
  • Populations, samples, standard errors and confidence intervals
  • Hypothesis testing, p-values and statistical inference
  • Comparing two or more groups with continuously measured data
  • Comparing groups of binary and categorical data
  • Correlation and linear regression
  • Logistic regression
  • Survival analysis
  • Reliability and method comparison studies
  • Evaluation of diagnostic tests
  • Observational studies
  • The randomised controlled trial
  • Sample size issues
  • Other statistical methods
  • Meta-analysis
  • Common mistakes and pitfalls.

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