Essential medical statistics
By: Betty R. Kirkwood, Jonathan A.C. Sterne.
Contributors: Sterne, Jonathan A. C.; Kirkwood, Betty R.
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Blackwell Science
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Malden, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 501
Subjects: Medicine -- Research -- Statistical methods.; Medical statistics.; Statistics.; Biometry.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [487]-492) and index.
Rev. ed. of: Essentials of medical statistics / Betty R. Kirkwood. 1988.
Table of contents: title: Using this book; title: Defining the data; title: Displaying the data; title: Means, standard deviations and standard errors; title: The normal distribution; title: Confidence interval for a mean; title: Comparison of two means: confidence intervals, hypothesis tests and P-values; title: Using P-values and confidence intervals to interpret the results of statistical analyses; title: Comparison of means from several groups: analysis of variance; title: Linear regression and correlation; title: Multiple regression; title: Goodness of fit and regression diagnostics; title: Transformations; title: Probability, risks and odds (of disease); title: Proportions and the binomial distribution; title: Comparing two proportions; title: Chi-squared tests for 2 x 2 and larger contingency tables; title: Controlling for confounding: stratification; title: Logistic regression: comparing two or more exposure groups; title: Logistic regression: controlling for confounding and other extensions; title: Matched studies; title: Longitudinal studies, rates and the Poisson distribution; title: Comparing rates; title: Poisson regression; title: Standardization; title: Survival analysis: displaying and comparing survival patterns; title: Regressional analysis of survival data; title: Likelihood; title: Regression modelling; title: Relaxing model assumptions; title: Analysis of clustered data; title: Systematic reviews and meta-analysis; title: Bayesian statistics; title: Linking analysis to study design: summary of methods; title: Calculation of required sample size; title: Measurement error: assessment and implications; title: Measures of association and impact; title: Strategies for analysis; title: Appendix: statistical tables.