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245 1 0 _aEssential medical statistics /
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250 _a2nd ed
260 _aMalden, Mass. :
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300 _ax, 501 pages :
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490 1 _aEssentials
500 _aRevised edition of: Essentials of medical statistics / Betty R. Kirkwood. 1988
504 _aIncludes bibliographical references (pages 487-492) and index
505 0 _aUsing this book -- Defining the data -- Displaying the data -- Means, standard deviations and standard errors -- The normal distribution -- Confidence interval for a mean -- Comparison of two means : confidence intervals, hypothesis tests and P-values -- Using P-values and confidence intervals to interpret the results of statistical analyses -- Comparison of means from several groups : analysis of variance -- Linear regression and correlation -- Multiple regression -- Goodness of fit and regression diagnostics -- Transformations -- Probability, risk and odds (of disease) -- Proportions and the binomial distribution -- Comparing two proportions -- Chi-squared tests for 2 x 2 and larger contingency tables -- Controlling for confounding : stratification -- Logistic regression : comparing two or more exposure groups -- Logistic regression : controlling for confounding and other extensions -- Matched studies -- Longitudinal studies, rates and the Poisson distribution -- Comparing rates -- Poisson regression -- Standardization -- Survival analysis : displaying and comparing survival patterns -- Regression analysis of survival data -- Likelihood -- Regression modelling -- Relaxing model assumptions -- Analysis of clustered data -- Systematic reviews and meta-analysis -- Bayesian statistics -- Linking analysis to study design : summary of methods -- Calculation of required sample size -- Measurement error : assessment and implications -- Measures of association and impact -- Strategies for analysis -- Appendix : statistical tables
520 _aAn introduction to medical statistics, this book covers all the topics which a medical student or research worker is likely to encounter in routine work. It can be used for self-teaching, as a reference text and as a companion to basic courses in medical statistics
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