03446nam 2200577 450 991081973070332120230803203939.01-118-51939-61-118-51941-8(CKB)3710000000212885(EBL)1757094(MiAaPQ)EBC1757094(DLC) 2014021556(Au-PeEL)EBL1757094(CaPaEBR)ebr10901398(CaONFJC)MIL633687(OCoLC)900445458(MiAaPQ)EBC7147440(Au-PeEL)EBL7147440(EXLCZ)99371000000021288520140816h20142014 uy 0engur|n|---|||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierMedical statistics from scratch an introduction for health care professionals /David BowersThird edition.Chichester, England :Wiley-Blackwell,2014.©20141 online resource (411 p.)Description based upon print version of record.1-118-51938-8 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 datBiometryMedical statisticsMedicineResearchStatistical methodsBiometry.Medical statistics.MedicineResearchStatistical methods.610.72/7Bowers David1938-1607610MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910819730703321Medical statistics from scratch4018829UNINA