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Altman Douglas |
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Titolo |
Statistics with confidence : confidence intervals and statistical guidelines / / Douglas Altman |
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1-118-70251-4 |
1-322-19630-3 |
0-7279-1375-1 |
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Edizione |
[Second edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (254 pages) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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MachinDavid |
BryantTrevor |
GardnerMartin |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Analysis of variance |
Confidence intervals |
Statistics as topic -- Methods |
Statistics as Topic |
Confidence Intervals |
Epidemiologic Methods |
Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms |
Mathematics |
Quality of Health Care |
Investigative Techniques |
Natural Science Disciplines |
Public Health |
Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation |
Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment |
Environment and Public Health |
Disciplines and Occupations |
Health Care |
Electronic books. |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Cover; Title Page; Contents; Contributors; Source of contents; Introduction; PART I ESTIMATION AND CONFIDENCE INTERVALS; 1 Estimating with confidence; 2 Confidence intervals in practice; 3 Confidence intervals rather than P values; 4 Means and their differences; 5 Medians and their differences; 6 Proportions and their differences; 7 Epidemiological studies; 8 Regression and correlation; 9 Time to event studies; 10 Diagnostic tests; 11 Clinical trials and meta-analyses; 12 Confidence intervals and sample sizes; 13 Special topics; PART II STATISTICAL GUIDELINES AND CHECKLISTS |
14 Statistical guidelines for contributors to medical journals 15 Statistical checklists; PART III NOTATION, SOFTWARE, AND TABLES; 16 Notation; 17 Computer software for calculating confidence intervals (CIA); 18 Tables for the calculation of confidence intervals; Index |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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This highly popular introduction to confidence intervals has been thoroughly updated and expanded. It includes methods for using confidence intervals, with illustrative worked examples and extensive guidelines and checklists to help the novice. |
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