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UNINA9910465375203321 |
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Autore |
Bowers David <1938-> |
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Titolo |
Medical statistics from scratch : an introduction for health care professionals / / David Bowers |
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Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014 |
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©2014 |
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ISBN |
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1-118-51939-6 |
1-118-51941-8 |
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Edizione |
[Third edition.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (411 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Biometry |
Medical statistics |
Medicine - Research - Statistical methods |
Electronic books. |
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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 bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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First things first? : the nature of data -- Describing data with tables -- Describing data with charts -- Describing data from its shape -- Describing data with measures of location -- Describing data with measures of spread -- Confounding? : like poor(nearly) always with us -- Research design part I observational -- Research design part II experimental studies -- Getting the participants for your study. ways of sampling -- Chance would be a fine thing? : the idea of probability -- Risk and odds -- Estimating the value of a single population parameter? : the idea of confidence intervals -- Using confidence intervals to compare two population parameters -- Confidence intervals for the ratio of two population parameters -- Testing hypotheses about the difference between two population parameters -- The chi-squared test? : what, why, and how? -- Testing hypotheses about the ratio of two population parameters -- Measuring the association between two variables -- Measuring agreement -- Straight line models : linear regression -- Curvy models : logistic regression -- Measuring survival -- Systematic review and meta-analysis -- Diagnostic testing. |
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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 dat |
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UNISA996385359303316 |
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Titolo |
The description of a voyage made by certaine ships of Holland into the East Indies [[electronic resource] ] : VVith their aduentures and successe: together with the description of the countries, townes, and inhabitantes of the same: who set forth on the second of Aprill 1595. and returned on the 14. of August. 1597. Translated out of Dutch into English by W.P |
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Pubbl/distr/stampa |
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London, : Imprinted by [John Windet? for] Iohn Wolfe, 1598 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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[4], 40 leaves : ill. (woodcuts), maps |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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PhillipWilliam |
LangenesBarent |
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Java (Indonesia) Description and travel Early works to 1800 |
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Materiale a stampa |
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Sometimes attributed to Cornelius de Houtman, who was commander of the voyage. |
A translation of: Verhael vande reyse by de Hollandtsche schepen gedaen naer Oost Indiennez. |
Translator's dedication signed: W. Phillip. |
Foreword signed by the publisher of the Dutch edition: Bernardt Langhenez. |
Actual printer's name conjectured by STC. |
Running title reads: The foure Hollanders ships voyage. |
Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art |
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