Medical Statistics from Scratch
An Introduction for Health Professionals
Nonfiction, Health & Well Being, Medical, Reference, Biostatistics
| Author: | ISBN: | 9781118519394 | |
| Publisher: | Wiley | Publication: | August 7, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Interscience | Language: | English |
| Author: | |
| ISBN: | 9781118519394 |
| Publisher: | Wiley |
| Publication: | August 7, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Wiley-Interscience |
| Language: | English |
Correctly understanding and using medical statistics is a key skill for all medical students and health professionals.
In an informal and friendly style, Medical Statistics from Scratch provides a practical foundation for everyone whose first interest is probably not medical statistics. Keeping the level of mathematics to a minimum, it clearly illustrates statistical concepts and practice with numerous real world examples and cases drawn from current medical literature.
This fully revised and updated third edition includes new material on:
- missing data, random allocation and concealment of data
- intra-class correlation coefficient
- effect modification and interaction
- diagnostic testing and the ROC curve
- standardisation
Medical Statistics from Scratch is an ideal learning partner for all medical students and health professionals needing an accessible introduction, or a friendly refresher, to the fundamentals of medical statistics.
Correctly understanding and using medical statistics is a key skill for all medical students and health professionals.
In an informal and friendly style, Medical Statistics from Scratch provides a practical foundation for everyone whose first interest is probably not medical statistics. Keeping the level of mathematics to a minimum, it clearly illustrates statistical concepts and practice with numerous real world examples and cases drawn from current medical literature.
This fully revised and updated third edition includes new material on:
- missing data, random allocation and concealment of data
- intra-class correlation coefficient
- effect modification and interaction
- diagnostic testing and the ROC curve
- standardisation
Medical Statistics from Scratch is an ideal learning partner for all medical students and health professionals needing an accessible introduction, or a friendly refresher, to the fundamentals of medical statistics.
