Medical Statistics 4e

4. Auflage 2007
ISBN: 978-0-470-02519-2
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons

Buch, Englisch, 344 Seiten, Paperback, Format (B × H): 170 mm x 244 mm, Gewicht: 595 g

Provides students and practitioners with a clear, concise introduction to the statistics they will come across in their regular reading of clinical papers.
Written by three experts with wide teaching and consulting experience, Medical Statistics: A Textbook for the Health Sciences, Fourth Edition:

* Assumes no prior knowledge of statistics
* Covers all essential statistical methods
* Completely revised, updated and expanded
* Includes numerous examples and exercises on the interpretation of the statistics in papers published in medical journals

From the reviews of the previous edition:

"The book has several excellent features: it is written by statisticians, is. well presented, is well referenced. and is short." THE LANCET

"Many statisticians are concerned at the generally poor standard of statistics in papers published in medical journals. Perhaps this could be remedied if more research workers would spare a few hours to read through Campbell and Machin's book." BRITISH MEDICAL JOURNAL

". a simple, interesting and insightful introduction to medical statistics. highly recommended." STATISTICAL METHODS IN MEDICAL RESEARCH

"Campbell and Machin found the golden mean. this book can be recommended for all students and all medical researchers." ISCB NEWSLETTER

Autoren/Hrsg.

Campbell

Campbell, Michael J.

Machin, David

Walters, Stephen J.

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Medizin, Gesundheitswesen Medizinische Mathematik & Informatik

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Contents.

Preface.

Chapter 1 Uses and abuses of medical statistics.
Chapter 2 Describing and displaying categorical data.
Chapter 3 Describing and displaying quantitative data.
Chapter 4 Probability and decision making.
Chapter 5 Distributions.
Chapter 6 Populations, samples, standard errors and confidence intervals.
Chapter 7 p-Values and statistical inference.
Chapter 8 Tests for comparing two groups of categorical or continuous data.
Chapter 9 Correlation and linear regression.
Chapter 10 Survival analysis.
Chapter 11 Reliability and method comparison studies.
Chapter 12 Observational studies.
Chapter 13 The randomised controlled trial.
Chapter 14 Sample size issues.
Chapter 15 Common pitfalls.

References.

Solutions to exercises.

Über Autor(innen)

Walters, Stephen J.
Stephen Walters. Senior Lecturer in Medical Statistics, Sheffield Health Economics Group, ScHARR, University of Sheffield, UK

Campbell, Michael J.
Michael J. Campbell. Professor of Medical Statistics, Institute of Primary Care and General Practice, University of Sheffield, UK

Machin, David
David Machin. Division of Clinical Trials and Epidemiological Sciences, National Cancer Center, Singapore

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