An Introduction to Medical Statistics

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This is a textbook in medical statistics for medical students, doctors, and others concerned with medical data. It should alsó be of interest to students of statistics who wish to learn about the practical application of statistical methods. It contains all the material required for a medical degree and most postgraduate qualifications The fundamental concepts of study design and statistical inference are explained by illustration and example, and, for those who wish to go further, the mathematical background is alsó described. The material covered includes the design of clinical trials and epidemiological studies, summarizing and presenting data, probability, standard errors, regression and correlation, rank methods, measurement error, reference ranges, mortality data, vitai statistics, and the choice of statistical method. There are seventy-five multiple-choice questions, with annotated solutions, and fifteen exercises in study design and data analysis, with fully explained... Tovább

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This is a textbook in medical statistics for medical students, doctors, and others concerned with medical data. It should alsó be of interest to students of statistics who wish to learn about the practical application of statistical methods. It contains all the material required for a medical degree and most postgraduate qualifications The fundamental concepts of study design and statistical inference are explained by illustration and example, and, for those who wish to go further, the mathematical background is alsó described. The material covered includes the design of clinical trials and epidemiological studies, summarizing and presenting data, probability, standard errors, regression and correlation, rank methods, measurement error, reference ranges, mortality data, vitai statistics, and the choice of statistical method. There are seventy-five multiple-choice questions, with annotated solutions, and fifteen exercises in study design and data analysis, with fully explained solutions. ... a book which I think anyone teaching an introductory course in medical statistics should seriously consider as the main text to accompany their course... It covers all the material which is likely to be needed at medical undergraduate level and for the various professional exams. Statistics in Medicine At last I have a book on medical statistics that I can safely recommend to my students! Journal of the Royal Statistics Society If you want to understand somé of the statistical ideas important to medicine but fear being overwhelmed by mathematics you will welcome An Introduction to Medical Statistics by M Bland... Altogether a useful introduction to medical statistics. British Medical Journal Vissza