LEADER 02870nam 2200445 a 450 001 9910795973803321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4443-9284-0 010 $a1-282-81780-9 010 $a9786612817809 035 $a(CKB)24989766300041 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL624728 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10419207 035 $a(CaONFJC)MIL281780 035 $a(OCoLC)670430559 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC624728 035 $a(EXLCZ)9924989766300041 100 $a20020920d2003 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur||||||||||| 200 10$aEssential medical statistics$b[electronic resource] /$fBetty R. Kirkwood, Jonathan A.C. Sterne 205 $a2nd ed. 210 $aMalden, Mass. $cBlackwell Pub.$d2003 215 $ax, 501 p. $cill 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aUsing 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. 606 $aMedical statistics 606 $aMedicine$xResearch$xStatistical methods 615 0$aMedical statistics. 615 0$aMedicine$xResearch$xStatistical methods. 676 $a610/.7/27 700 $aKirkwood$b Betty R$0473467 701 $aSterne$b Jonathan A. C$01546401 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910795973803321 996 $aEssential medical statistics$93801992 997 $aUNINA