Essentials of Medical Statistics
Published on 9. June 1988
Book
Paperback/Softback
246 pages
978-0-632-01052-3 (ISBN)
Description
A concise, straightforward introduction to medical statistics, this book covers all the topics which a medical student or research worker is likely to encounter in routine work. It can be used for self-teaching, as a reference text, and as a useful companion to basic courses in medical statistics. The book consists of twenty short chapters, each including worked examples, the chapter order reflecting a logical progression of practical concepts rather than a
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Illustrations
37
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Weight
568 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-632-01052-3 (9780632010523)
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Content
Basics; Frequencies, frequency distributions and histograms; Means, standard deviations and standard errors; The normal distribution; Confidence interval for a mean; Significance tests for a single mean; Comparison of two means; Comparison of several means - analysis of variance; Correlation and linear regression; Multiple regression; Probability; Proportions; The chi-squared test for contingency tables; Further methods for contingency tables; Measures of mortality and morbidity; Survival analysis; The Poisson distribution; Goodness of fit of frequency distributions; Transformations; Non-parametric methods; Planning and conducting an investigation; Sources of error; Sampling methods; Cohort and case-control studies; Clinical trials and intervention studies; Calculation of required sample size; Use of computers; Appendix: Statistical tables