Statistics in Clinical Practice

These days a basic knowledge of statistics is essential for good clinical practice, which presents a daunting challenge to health professionals who are not mathematically inclined. This book is aimed at clinicians and students who view statistics as a necessary evil. It covers the summary and presentation of data as might be required for a clinical meeting, audit or the planning of services, and explains how to interpret the p–values and confidence intervals that are reported in medical and scientific journals.

Spis treści:
Types of data.
Summarising univariate data.
Summarising bivariate and multivariate data.
Probability.
Hypothesis testing.
Estimation with confidence intervals.
Statistical power and selection of samples.
Statistical modelling.
Interpretation of statistical analyses

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These days a basic knowledge of statistics is essential for good clinical practice, which presents a daunting challenge to health professionals who are not mathematically inclined. This book is aimed at clinicians and students who view statistics as a necessary evil. It covers the summary and presentation of data as might be required for a clinical meeting, audit or the planning of services, and explains how to interpret the p–values and confidence intervals that are reported in medical and scientific journals.