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Record Nr.

UNINA9910463507503321

Autore

Altman Douglas

Titolo

Statistics with confidence : confidence intervals and statistical guidelines / / Douglas Altman

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Hoboken, : Wiley, 2013

ISBN

1-118-70251-4

1-322-19630-3

0-7279-1375-1

Edizione

[Second edition.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (254 pages)

Altri autori (Persone)

MachinDavid

BryantTrevor

GardnerMartin

Disciplina

362.102

610.727

Soggetti

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.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.



Nota di contenuto

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

Sommario/riassunto

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.