Autore	De Winter Patricia <1968->
Edizione	[1st ed.]
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Somerset, : Wiley, 2014
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (312 p.)
Disciplina	610.2/1
Altri autori (Persone)	CahusacPeter <1957->
Collana	New York Academy of Sciences
Soggetto topico	Medical statistics -- Textbooks Medical statistics Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms Medicine Methods Mathematics Research Epidemiologic Methods Environment and Public Health Health Investigative Techniques Natural Science Disciplines Science Population Characteristics Quality of Health Care Health Occupations Health Care Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation Public Health Statistics as Topic Research Design Health & Biological Sciences Medical Statistics
ISBN	1-118-92055-4
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Starting Out in Statistics; Contents; Introduction - What's the Point of Statistics?; Reference; Basic Maths for Stats Revision; Statistical Software Packages; About the Companion Website; 1 Introducing Variables, Populations and Samples - 'Variability is the Law of Life'; 1.1 Aims; 1.2 Biological data vary; 1.3 Variables; 1.4 Types of qualitative variables; 1.4.1 Nominal variables; 1.4.2 Multiple response variables; 1.4.3 Preference variables; 1.5 Types of quantitative variables; 1.5.1 Discrete variables; 1.5.2 Continuous variables; 1.5.3 Ordinal variables - a moot point 1.6 Samples and populations1.7 Summary; Reference; 2 Study Design and Sampling - 'Design is Everything. Everything!'; 2.1 Aims; 2.2 Introduction; 2.3 One sample; 2.4 Related samples; 2.5 Independent samples; 2.6 Factorial designs; 2.7 Observational study designs; 2.7.1 Cross-sectional design; 2.7.2 Case-control design; 2.7.3 Longitudinal studies; 2.7.4 Surveys; 2.8 Sampling; 2.9 Reliability and validity; 2.10 Summary; References; 3 Probability - 'Probability ... So True in General'; 3.1 Aims; 3.2 What is probability?; 3.3 Frequentist probability; 3.4 Bayesian probability 3.5 The likelihood approach3.6 Summary; References; 4 Summarising Data - 'Transforming Data into Information'; 4.1 Aims; 4.2 Why summarise?; 4.3 Summarising data numerically - descriptive statistics; 4.3.1 Measures of central location; 4.3.2 Measures of dispersion; 4.4 Summarising data graphically; 4.5 Graphs for summarising group data; 4.5.1 The bar graph; 4.5.2 The error plot; 4.5.3 The box-and-whisker plot; 4.5.4 Comparison of graphs for group data; 4.5.5 A little discussion on error bars; 4.6 Graphs for displaying relationships between variables; 4.6.1 The scatter diagram or plot 4.6.2 The line graph4.7 Displaying complex (multidimensional) data; 4.8 Displaying proportions or percentages; 4.8.1 The pie chart; 4.8.2 Tabulation; 4.9 Summary; References; 5 Statistical Power - '. . . Find out the Cause of this Effect'; 5.1 Aims; 5.2 Power; 5.3 From doormats to aortic valves; 5.4 More on the normal distribution; 5.4.1 The central limit theorem; 5.5 How is power useful?; 5.5.1 Calculating the power; 5.5.2 Calculating the sample size; 5.6 The problem with p values; 5.7 Confidence intervals and power; 5.8 When to stop collecting data 5.9 Likelihood versus null hypothesis testing5.10 Summary; References; 6 Comparing Groups using t-Tests and ANOVA - 'To Compare is not to Prove'; 6.1 Aims; 6.2 Are men taller than women?; 6.3 The central limit theorem revisited; 6.4 Student's t-test; 6.4.1 Calculation of the pooled standard deviation; 6.4.2 Calculation of the t statistic; 6.4.3 Tables and tails; 6.5 Assumptions of the t-test; 6.6 Dependent t-test; 6.7 What type of data can be tested using t-tests?; 6.8 Data transformations; 6.9 Proof is not the answer; 6.10 The problem of multiple testing 6.11 Comparing multiple means - the principles of analysis of variance
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910816086703321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	[Place of publication not identified], : ASTM International, 2012
Disciplina	617.4/710592
Collana	JAI Static and dynamic spinal implants
Soggetto topico	Bone and Bones Prostheses and Implants Consumer Product Safety Evaluation Studies as Topic Equipment Design Equipment and Supplies Investigative Techniques Public Health Skeleton Environment and Public Health Analytical, Diagnostic and Therapeutic Techniques and Equipment Musculoskeletal System Health Care Anatomy Device Approval Prosthesis Design Spine Implants, Experimental Surgery & Anesthesiology Health & Biological Sciences Surgery - General and By Type
ISBN	0-8031-9418-8
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910164686503321

Autore	Satake Eiki
Pubbl/distr/stampa	[Place of publication not identified], : Plural, 2015
Disciplina	616.0072/7
Soggetto topico	Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms Epidemiologic Methods Investigative Techniques Mathematics Health Occupations Medicine Natural Science Disciplines Public Health Occupations Quality of Health Care Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation Environment and Public Health Health Care Evidence-Based Practice Statistics as Topic Methods Clinical Medicine Health & Biological Sciences Internal Medicine Medical Research
Soggetto genere / forma	Instructional Film and Video Problems and Exercises
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910158563903321