Perera / Heneghan / Badenoch Statistics Toolkit

1. Auflage 2011
ISBN: 978-1-4443-5849-0
Verlag: John Wiley & Sons
Format: EPUB
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 120 Seiten, E-Book

Reihe: EBMT-EBM Toolkit Series

This concise book will help you to interpret the statisticalevidence provided by quantitative studies and to plan how to workwith data in your own clinical research. Following the successfulformat of the Toolkit series, Statistics Toolkit guides the readerthrough statistical concepts using flowcharts, diagrams and reallife examples to reflect concepts in a simple and practicalmanner.
Sections include:
* * Clear explanation of basic concepts in the context of clinicalresearch
* Demonstration of how data are described, displayed andinterpreted in different formats
* Practical glossary and key to the symbols used in statisticsand a discussion of the software tools
The book offers a handy, quick reference that has aneasy-to-follow structure throughout, making it ideal for healthcare professionals and students.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Perera, Rafael

Heneghan, Carl

Badenoch, Douglas

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction.
Data: describing and displaying.
Probability and confi dence intervals.
Hypothesis testing.
Choosing which measure and test to use.
Randomised controlled trials.
Systematic reviews 1.
Case-control studies.
Questionnaire studies 1.
Questionnaire studies 2.
Cohort studies.
Systematic reviews 2.
Diagnostic tests.
Scale validation.
Statistical toolkit: glossary.
Software for data management and statistical analysis.
References.
Index.
Commonly used symbols.

Über Autor(innen)

Rafael Perera: Senior Research Fellow in Statistics,Department of Primary Care, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Carl Heneghan: Clinical Research Fellow, AssistantDirector Centre for Evidence Based Medicine, Department of PrimaryCare, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
Douglas Badenoch: Director, Minervation Ltd, Oxford,UK