03292nam 2200589 a 450 991045933780332120200520144314.01-282-81780-997866128178091-4443-9284-0(CKB)2670000000047901(EBL)624728(OCoLC)670430559(SSID)ssj0000417097(PQKBManifestationID)12111821(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000417097(PQKBWorkID)10437196(PQKB)11595773(MiAaPQ)EBC624728(Au-PeEL)EBL624728(CaPaEBR)ebr10419207(CaONFJC)MIL281780(EXLCZ)99267000000004790120020920d2003 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrEssential medical statistics[electronic resource] /Betty R. Kirkwood, Jonathan A.C. Sterne2nd ed.Malden, Mass. Blackwell Pub.20031 online resource (513 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-86542-871-9 Includes bibliographical references and index.Using this book -- Defining the data -- Displaying the data -- Means, standard deviations and standard errors -- The normal distribution -- Confidence interval for a mean -- Comparison of two means: confidence intervals, hypothesis tests and P-values -- Using P-values and confidence intervals to interpret the results of statistical analyses -- Comparison of means from several groups: analysis of variance -- Linear regression and correlation -- Multiple regression -- Goodness of fit and regression diagnostics -- Transformations -- Probability, risks and odds (of disease) -- Proportions and the binomial distribution -- Comparing two proportions -- Chi-squared tests for 2 x 2 and larger contingency tables -- Controlling for confounding: stratification -- Logistic regression: comparing two or more exposure groups -- Logistic regression: controlling for confounding and other extensions -- Matched studies -- Longitudinal studies, rates and the Poisson distribution -- Comparing rates -- Poisson regression -- Standardization -- Survival analysis: displaying and comparing survival patterns -- Regressional analysis of survival data -- Likelihood -- Regression modelling -- Relaxing model assumptions -- Analysis of clustered data -- Systematic reviews and meta-analysis -- Bayesian statistics -- Linking analysis to study design: summary of methods -- Calculation of required sample size -- Measurement error: assessment and implications -- Measures of association and impact -- Strategies for analysis -- Appendix: statistical tables.MedicineResearchStatistical methodsMedical statisticsElectronic books.MedicineResearchStatistical methods.Medical statistics.610/.7/27Kirkwood Betty R473467Sterne Jonathan A. C868408MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910459337803321Essential medical statistics1938532UNINA