
Statistics Toolkit
BMJ BOOKS (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 10. January 2008
Book
Paperback/Softback
122 pages
978-1-4051-6142-8 (ISBN)
Description
This concise book will help you to interpret the statistical evidence provided by quantitative studies and to plan how to work with data in your own clinical research. Following the successful format of the Toolkit series, Statistics Toolkit guides the reader through statistical concepts using flowcharts, diagrams and real life examples to reflect concepts in a simple and practical manner.
Sections include:
Clear explanation of basic concepts in the context of clinical research
Demonstration of how data are described, displayed and interpreted in different formats
Practical glossary and key to the symbols used in statistics and a discussion of the software tools
The book offers a handy, quick reference that has an easy-to-follow structure throughout, making it ideal for health care professionals and students.
Sections include:
Clear explanation of basic concepts in the context of clinical research
Demonstration of how data are described, displayed and interpreted in different formats
Practical glossary and key to the symbols used in statistics and a discussion of the software tools
The book offers a handy, quick reference that has an easy-to-follow structure throughout, making it ideal for health care professionals and students.
Reviews / Votes
"This concise book will help you to interpret the statistical evidence provided by quantitative studies and to plan how to work with data in your own clinical research. Statistics Toolkit guides the reader through statistical conceptsusing flowcharts, diagrams and real life examples to reflect concepts in a simple and practical manner. The book offers a handy, quick reference that has an easy-to-follow structure throughout, making it ideal for health care professionals and students." Doodys Reviews
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 7 mm
Weight
123 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4051-6142-8 (9781405161428)
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Additional editions

Rafael Perera | Carl Heneghan | Douglas Badenoch
Statistics Toolkit
E-Book
09/2011
Wiley-Blackwell
€31.99
Available for download

Rafael Perera | Carl Heneghan | Douglas Badenoch
Statistics Toolkit
E-Book
04/2009
BMJ Books
€31.99
Available for download
Persons
Rafael Perera: Senior Research Fellow in Statistics, Department of Primary Care, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Carl Heneghan: Clinical Research Fellow, Assistant Director Centre for Evidence Based Medicine, Department of Primary Care, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Douglas Badenoch: Director, Minervation Ltd, Oxford, UK
Carl Heneghan: Clinical Research Fellow, Assistant Director Centre for Evidence Based Medicine, Department of Primary Care, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Douglas Badenoch: Director, Minervation Ltd, Oxford, UK
Author
University of Oxford
University of Oxford
Minervation Ltd., UK
Content
Introduction. Data: describing and displaying.
Probability and confi dence intervals.
Hypothesis testing.
Choosing which measure and test to use.
Randomised controlled trials.
Systematic reviews 1.
Case-control studies.
Questionnaire studies 1.
Questionnaire studies 2.
Cohort studies.
Systematic reviews 2.
Diagnostic tests.
Scale validation.
Statistical toolkit: glossary.
Software for data management and statistical analysis.
References.
Index.
Commonly used symbols.
Probability and confi dence intervals.
Hypothesis testing.
Choosing which measure and test to use.
Randomised controlled trials.
Systematic reviews 1.
Case-control studies.
Questionnaire studies 1.
Questionnaire studies 2.
Cohort studies.
Systematic reviews 2.
Diagnostic tests.
Scale validation.
Statistical toolkit: glossary.
Software for data management and statistical analysis.
References.
Index.
Commonly used symbols.