Essential Statistics for Medical Practice
A case-study approach
1st Edition
Published on 13. December 2017
Book
Hardback
239 pages
978-1-315-89280-1 (ISBN)
Description
A firm understanding of the basic statistical methods used in current medical literature is now essential for medical practice, as research papers have become increasingly statistical in nature. This book has a unique, case-study approach, starting with six actual research papers showing which statistical methods were used and how the results were obtained. It will enable the medical professional to understand the methods in an easy and accessible way.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Dimensions
Height: 222 mm
Width: 145 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
438 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-315-89280-1 (9781315892801)
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Additional editions
E-Book
01/2018
1st Edition
Chapman & Hall/CRC
€73.99
Available for download
Person
Rees, D.G.
Content
Part 1: Overview of the Use of Basic Statistical Methods in Medical Studies: Discussion of Case Studies 1. Preliminary Trial of the Effect of General Practice Based Nutritional Advice 2. Randomized Controlled Trial of Anti-Smoking Advice by Nurses in General Practice 3. Psychological Distress- Outcome and Consultation Rates in One General Practice 4. Use of Regression Analysis to Explain the Variation in Prescribing Rates and Costs Between Family Practitioner Committees 5. Hidden Psychiatric Illness- Use of the General Health Questionnaire in General Practice 6. A Randomized Controlled Trial of Surgery for Glue Ear Part 2: 7. Data, Tables,. Graphs. Summary Statistics and Probability 8. Hypothesis Tests and Confidence Intervals for Means 9. More on Comparing Means 10. The Analysis of Variance and the F- Test 11. Hypothesis Tests and Confidence Intervals for Means 12. More on Comparing Means, the Analysis of Variance, and the F- Test 13. Hypothesis Tests and Confidence Intervals for Percentages 14. Further Tests for Percentages. Regression and Correlation 15. Sensitivity and Specificity 16. Study Design. Calculators and Computers