Statistics in Small Doses
Churchill Livingstone (Publisher)
3rd Edition
Published on 21. November 1995
Book
Paperback/Softback
280 pages
978-0-443-04542-4 (ISBN)
Description
Many medical and pharmaceutical workers have very little knowledge of statistics. Yet statistics is one of the tools must commonly used in their field. This book aims to give the reader a clear understanding of statistics, particularly in a medical context.The book has been carefully structured to make it easy to use and to learn from. The numerical examples used are simple, to ensure the reader grasps quickly the underlying principles, and the first part of the book is particularly easy reading to encourage the reader initially. The main part of the book dispenses in formation in small doses called 'frames' with questions and answers designed to continously test the reader's grasp of the subject matter. This makes the book particularly useful for self-testing - a powerful way to learn. Moreover, many of the answers feature further explanation or comment to give background to the point being made.As a whole, the book is meant to be read from start to finish (not 'dipped into') so that each point leads on logically, building up the reader's knowledge sequentially.
However to cement that knowledge and help revision, each chapter ends with revision summaries covering fully the chapter's content. This third edition has been fully revised and much of the material is new, for example chapter 19 (on simple linear regression) 21 (nonparametric methods) and 22 (statistical computing.). The book retains the strengths of previous editions and will give the reader a thorough understanding of this vital subject. Features: * An accessible guide to understanding this vital subject * Carefully structured to guide the reader through the subject in a user-friendly way and ensure comprehension * No complicated mathematics - to ensure the reader grasps the basic concepts quickly * Features self-testing questions and discursive answers giving more detail and a better understanding * Fully revised for this edition
However to cement that knowledge and help revision, each chapter ends with revision summaries covering fully the chapter's content. This third edition has been fully revised and much of the material is new, for example chapter 19 (on simple linear regression) 21 (nonparametric methods) and 22 (statistical computing.). The book retains the strengths of previous editions and will give the reader a thorough understanding of this vital subject. Features: * An accessible guide to understanding this vital subject * Carefully structured to guide the reader through the subject in a user-friendly way and ensure comprehension * No complicated mathematics - to ensure the reader grasps the basic concepts quickly * Features self-testing questions and discursive answers giving more detail and a better understanding * Fully revised for this edition
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Edition
3rd Revised edition
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Elsevier Health Sciences
Target group
College/higher education
Edition type
Revised edition
Illustrations
150 ills.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
354 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-443-04542-4 (9780443045424)
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Previous edition
W.M. Castle
Statistics in Small Doses
Book
12/1976
2nd Edition
Churchill Livingstone
€11.08
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Content
Types of Results: Counts and Measurements. Illustrating Counts. Illustrating Measurements. The Normal Distribution. Notation. Measuring the Middle. Measuring the Variation. What Correlation Means. Measuring Correlation. Populations and Samples. Fairness in Sampling: How to Be on Target. What Happens When We Take Samples. The Laws of Chance. Standardising the Normal Curve. Ideas Behind Significance Tests. Simple Tests with Z. Simple Tests with Student's T. Testing for Real Correlation. Simple Linear Regression. Simple Tests with X2. Nonparametric Tests. Some Brief Remarks on Statistical Computing Appendix 1 Answers to Practical Examples. Appendix 2 How Much Have You Learned?. Appendix 3 Tables