Medical Statistics

Medical StatisticsCondition: BRAND NEW ISBN: 9781118589939 Year: 2014 Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK) Pages: 408 Description: Medical Statistics provides the necessary statistical tools to enable researchers to undertake and understand evidence based clinical research. It is a practical guide to conducting statistical research and interpreting statistics in the context of how the participants were recruited, how the study was designed, what types of variables were

Condition: BRAND NEW
ISBN: 9781118589939
Year: 2014
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons (UK)
Pages: 408


Description:


Medical Statistics provides the necessary
statistical tools to enable researchers to undertake and understand
evidence-based clinical research.


It is a practical guide to conducting statistical research and
interpreting statistics in the context of how the participants were
recruited, how the study was designed, what types of variables were
used, what effect size was found, and what the P values
mean. It guides researchers through the process of selecting the
correct statistics and show how to best report results for
presentation and publication.


Clear and concise explanations, combined with plenty of examples
and tabulated explanations are based on the authors? popular
medical statistics courses.


The table of contents is divided into sections according to
whether data are continuous or categorical in nature as this
distinction is fundamental to selecting the correct statistics.
Each chapter provides a clear step-by-step guide to each
statistical test with practical instructions on how to generate and
interpret the numbers, and present the results as scientific tables
or graphs. The chapters conclude with critical appraisal guidelines
to help researchers review the reporting of results from each type
of statistical test.


This new edition includes a new chapter on repeated measures and
mixed models and a helpful glossary of terms provides an easy
reference that applies to all chapters.