Medical Statistics: A Textbook for the Health Sciences

Now in its fourth edition, this book is an updated and expanded version of a best seller in medical statistics. It is a concise, clearly written introduction to statistical terms and methods used in medicine.
Many medical and health science students will have some knowledge of statistics when they take up their courses. However this knowledge is often general in nature and not relevant to a medical environment.  Medical Statistics: A Textbook for the Health Sciences , Fourth Edition provides students and practitioners with a clear, readable introduction to the statistics they will come across in their regular reading of clinical papers. References to real examples and published papers are used throughout as part of the teaching element of the book
Review of the Third Edition
"a simple, interesting and insightful introduction to medical statistics...highly recommended." Statistical Methods in Medical Research
 comprehensive coverage of the essential statistical methods.worked examples and exercises on the interpretation of the statistics in papers published in medical journals.written by three experts with wide teaching and consulting experience.excellent layout of information, learning objectives, test questions and answers all serving to promote the book’s proven effectiveness as a learning tool
 

Spis treści:
Preface to the Fourth Edition.
1. Uses and abuses of medical statistics.
2. Describing and displaying categorical data.
3. Describing and displaying quantitative data.
4. Probability and decision making.
5. Distributions.
6. Populations, samples, standard errors and confidence intervals.
7. p–values and statistical inference.
8. Tests for comparing two groups of categorical or continuous data.
9. Correlation and linear regression.
10. Survival analysis.
11. Reliability and methods comparison studies.
12. Observational studies.
13. T he randomised controlled trial.
14. Sample size issues.
15. Common pitfalls.
References.
Solutions to exercises.
Statistical tables.
Index.

Nota biograficzna:
Michael J. Campbell. Professor of Medical Statistics, Institute of Primary Care and General Practice, University of Sheffield, UK
David Machin. Division of Clinical Trials and Epidemiological Sciences, National Cancer Center, Singapore
Stephen Walters. Senior Lecturer in Medical Statistics, Sheffield Health Economics Group, ScHARR, University of Sheffield, UK

Okładka tylna:
Now in its fourth edition, this book is an updated and expanded version of a best seller in medical statistics. It is a concise, clearly written introduction to statistical terms and methods used in medicine.
Many medical and health science students will have some knowledge of statistics when they take up their courses. However this knowledge is often general in nature and not relevant to a medical environment.  Medical Statistics: A Textbook for the Health Sciences , Fourth Edition provides students and practitioners with a clear, readable introduction to the statistics they will come across in their regular reading of clinical papers. References to real examples and published papers are used throughout as part of the teaching element of the book
Review of the Third Edition
"a simple, interesting and insightful introduction to medical statistics...highly recommended." Statistical Methods in Medical Research
 comprehensive coverage of the essential statistical methods.worked examples and exercises on the interpretation of the statistics in papers published in medical journals.written by three experts with wide teaching and consulting experience.excellent layout of information, learning objectives, test questions and answers all serving to promote the book’s proven effectiveness as a learning too l