
Statistics Workbook for Evidence-based Healthcare oBook
Wiley-Blackwell (Publisher)
Published on 29. January 2009
Software
Other digital
192 pages
978-1-4443-0049-9 (ISBN)
Description
This concise, easy to understand and learner-friendly book invites the readers to actively particpate in the understanding of medical statistical concepts that are frequently used in health care research and evidence-based practice worldwide. Knowing that the best way to learn statistical concepts is to use them, the authors employ real examples and articles from health science literature, complete with the complexities that real life presents, in an approach that will help bring researchers and clinicians one step closer towards being statistical savvy and better able to critically read research literature and interpret the results. A practical hands-on workbook for individual or group exercises Teaches how to understand statistical methods when reading journals, and how to use them in clinical research Emphasizes the use of statistics in evidence-based research Relevant for anyone needing to use statistics, this workbook is an ideal resource for all health care professionals and students, especially those learning and practising evidence-based medicine.
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
Chicester
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 277 mm
Width: 221 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
630 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4443-0049-9 (9781444300499)
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Other editions
Additional editions

Jennifer Peat | Belinda Barton | Elizabeth Elliott
Statistics Workbook for Evidence-based Health Care
E-Book
01/2009
BMJ Books
€47.99
Available for download
Persons
Jennifer Peat is Associate Professor in the Department of Paediatrics and Child Health and Senior Hospital Statistician, Clinical Epidemiology Unit at the Children's Hospital at Westmead, NSW Australia Belinda Barton also from the Children's Hospital at Westmead is Head of the Education Research Institute and Psychologist in the Neurogenetics Research Unit Professor Elizabeth Elliott, Discipline of Paediatrics and Child Health, University of Sydney, The Children's Hospital at Westmead OR Jennifer Peat, Belinda Barton, Professor Elizabeth Elliott, All of the Children's Hospital at Westmead, NSW Australia
Author
The Children's Hospital at Westmead, Sydney, Australia
Content
Contents . Foreword . By Virginia A. Moyer . Introduction. Overview . UNIT 1 Hypothesis testing and estimation. UNIT 2 Incidence and prevalence rates . UNIT 3 Comparing proportions . UNIT 4 Relative risk and odds ratio . UNIT 5 Clinical trials . UNIT 6 Comparing mean values . UNIT 7 Correlation and regression . UNIT 8 Follow-up studies . UNIT 9 Survival analyses . UNIT 10 Diagnostic and screening statistics. Answers. Glossary. Index