Getting started in health research [[electronic resource] /] / David Bowers, Allan House, David Owens |
Autore | Bowers David <1938-> |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; ; Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell/BMJ Books, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (190 p.) |
Disciplina | 610.72 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
HouseAllan
OwensDavid, Dr. |
Soggetto topico |
Medicine - Research
Biology - Research |
ISBN |
1-118-29296-0
1-283-40427-3 9786613404275 1-118-29295-2 1-4443-4130-8 1-118-29298-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Limbering up -- pt. 2. On your marks -- pt. 3. Get set -- pt. 4. Wait for it -- pt. 5. Go! -- pt. 6. Staying the course -- pt. 7. The finishing line. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910139736703321 |
Bowers David <1938-> | ||
Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; ; Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell/BMJ Books, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Getting started in health research / / David Bowers, Allan House, David Owens |
Autore | Bowers David <1938-> |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; ; Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell/BMJ Books, 2011 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (190 p.) |
Disciplina | 610.72 |
Altri autori (Persone) |
HouseAllan
OwensDavid, Dr. |
Soggetto topico |
Medicine - Research
Biology - Research |
ISBN |
1-118-29296-0
1-283-40427-3 9786613404275 1-118-29295-2 1-4443-4130-8 1-118-29298-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | pt. 1. Limbering up -- pt. 2. On your marks -- pt. 3. Get set -- pt. 4. Wait for it -- pt. 5. Go! -- pt. 6. Staying the course -- pt. 7. The finishing line. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820107503321 |
Bowers David <1938-> | ||
Chichester, West Sussex, U.K. ; ; Hoboken, N.J., : Wiley-Blackwell/BMJ Books, 2011 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Medical statistics from scratch : an introduction for health professionals / / David Bowers |
Autore | Bowers David <1938-> |
Edizione | [Fourth edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken NJ : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online ressurs (498 sider) : illustrasjoner |
Disciplina | 610.727 |
Soggetto topico |
Medical statistics
Biometry Statistics as Topic |
ISBN |
1-119-52394-X
1-119-52392-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910793995703321 |
Bowers David <1938-> | ||
Hoboken NJ : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2020 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Medical statistics from scratch : an introduction for health professionals / / David Bowers |
Autore | Bowers David <1938-> |
Edizione | [Fourth edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Hoboken NJ : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2020 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online ressurs (498 sider) : illustrasjoner |
Disciplina | 610.727 |
Soggetto topico |
Medical statistics
Biometry Statistics as Topic |
ISBN |
1-119-52394-X
1-119-52392-3 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827302303321 |
Bowers David <1938-> | ||
Hoboken NJ : , : Wiley Blackwell, , 2020 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Medical statistics from scratch : an introduction for health care professionals / / David Bowers |
Autore | Bowers David <1938-> |
Edizione | [Third edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (411 p.) |
Disciplina | 610.72/7 |
Soggetto topico |
Biometry
Medical statistics Medicine - Research - Statistical methods |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-118-51939-6
1-118-51941-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910465375203321 |
Bowers David <1938-> | ||
Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Medical statistics from scratch : an introduction for health care professionals / / David Bowers |
Autore | Bowers David <1938-> |
Edizione | [Third edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (411 p.) |
Disciplina | 610.72/7 |
Soggetto topico |
Biometry
Medical statistics Medicine - Research - Statistical methods |
ISBN |
1-118-51939-6
1-118-51941-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786515603321 |
Bowers David <1938-> | ||
Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Medical statistics from scratch : an introduction for health care professionals / / David Bowers |
Autore | Bowers David <1938-> |
Edizione | [Third edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (411 p.) |
Disciplina | 610.72/7 |
Soggetto topico |
Biometry
Medical statistics Medicine - Research - Statistical methods |
ISBN |
1-118-51939-6
1-118-51941-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 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. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910819730703321 |
Bowers David <1938-> | ||
Chichester, England : , : Wiley-Blackwell, , 2014 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Medical statistics from scratch [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction for health professionals / / David Bowers |
Autore | Bowers David <1938-> |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (302 p.) |
Disciplina |
610.72/7
610.727 |
Soggetto topico |
Medical statistics
Medicine - Research - Statistical methods |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-281-32182-6
9786611321826 0-470-72444-7 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Medical Statistics from Scratch; Contents; Preface to the 2nd Edition; Preface to the 1st Edition; Introduction; I Some Fundamental Stuff; 1 First things first - the nature of data; Learning Objectives; Variables and Data; The good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Types of Variable; Categorical Variables; Metric Variables; How can I Tell what Type of Variable I am Dealing with?; II Descriptive Statistics; 2 Describing Data with Tables; Learning Objectives; What is Descriptive Statistics?; The Frequency Table; 3 Describing Data with Charts; Learning Objectives; Picture it!
Charting Nominal and Ordinal DataCharting Discrete Metric Data; Charting Continuous Metric Data; Charting Cumulative Data; 4 Describing Data from its Shape; Learning Objectives; The Shape of Things to Come; 5 Describing Data with Numeric Summary Values; Learning Objectives; Numbers R us; Summary Measures of Location; Summary Measures of Spread; Standard Deviation and the Normal Distribution; III Getting the Data; 6 Doing it Right First Time - Designing a Study; Learning Objectives; Hey ho! Hey ho! It's Off to Work we Go; Collecting the Data - Types of Sample; Types of Study; Confounding MatchingComparing Cohort and Case-Control Designs; Getting Stuck in - Experimental Studies; IV From Little to Large - Statistical Inference; 7 From Samples to Populations - Making Inferences; Learning Objectives; Statistical Inference; 8 Probability, Risk and Odds; Learning Objectives; Chance would be a Fine Thing - The Idea of Probability; Calculating Probability; Probability and the Normal Distribution; Risk; Odds; Why you can't Calculate Risk in a Case-Control Study; The Link between Probability and Odds; The Risk Ratio; The Odds Ratio; Number Needed to Treat (NNT) V The Informed Guess - Confidence Interval Estimation9 Estimating the Value of a Single Population Parameter - The Idea of Confidence Intervals; Learning Objectives; Confidence Interval Estimation for a Population Mean; Confidence Interval for a Population Proportion; Estimating a Confidence Interval for the Median of a Single Population; 10 Estimating the Difference between Two Population Parameters; Learning Objectives; What's the Difference?; Estimating the Difference between the Means of Two Independent Populations - Using a Method Based on the Two-Sample t Test Estimating the Difference between Two Matched Population Means - Using a Method Based on the Matched-Pairs t TestEstimating the Difference between Two Independent Population Proportions; Estimating the Difference between Two Independent Population Medians - The Mann-Whitney Rank-Sums Method; Estimating the Difference between Two Matched Population Medians - Wilcoxon Signed-Ranks Method; 11 Estimating the Ratio of Two Population Parameters; Learning Objectives; Estimating Ratios of Means, Risks and Odds; VI Putting it to the Test 12 Testing Hypotheses about the Difference between Two Population Parameters |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910458277203321 |
Bowers David <1938-> | ||
Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Medical statistics from scratch [[electronic resource] ] : an introduction for health professionals / / David Bowers |
Autore | Bowers David <1938-> |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | x, 284 p. : ill |
Soggetto topico |
Medical statistics
Medicine - Research - Statistical methods |
ISBN |
0470724447
9780470724446 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796096403321 |
Bowers David <1938-> | ||
Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Medical statistics from scratch : an introduction for health professionals / / David Bowers |
Autore | Bowers David <1938-> |
Edizione | [2nd ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, c2008 |
Descrizione fisica | x, 284 p. : ill |
Disciplina | 610.72/7 |
Soggetto topico |
Medical statistics
Medicine - Research - Statistical methods |
ISBN |
0470724447
9780470724446 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Intro -- Medical Statistics from Scratch -- Contents -- Preface to the 2nd Edition -- Preface to the 1st Edition -- Introduction -- I Some Fundamental Stuff -- 1 First things first - the nature of data -- Learning Objectives -- Variables and Data -- The good, the Bad, and the Ugly - Types of Variable -- Categorical Variables -- Metric Variables -- How can I Tell what Type of Variable I am Dealing with? -- II Descriptive Statistics -- 2 Describing Data with Tables -- Learning Objectives -- What is Descriptive Statistics? -- The Frequency Table -- 3 Describing Data with Charts -- Learning Objectives -- Picture it! -- Charting Nominal and Ordinal Data -- Charting Discrete Metric Data -- Charting Continuous Metric Data -- Charting Cumulative Data -- 4 Describing Data from its Shape -- Learning Objectives -- The Shape of Things to Come -- 5 Describing Data with Numeric Summary Values -- Learning Objectives -- Numbers R us -- Summary Measures of Location -- Summary Measures of Spread -- Standard Deviation and the Normal Distribution -- III Getting the Data -- 6 Doing it Right First Time - Designing a Study -- Learning Objectives -- Hey ho! Hey ho! It's Off to Work we Go -- Collecting the Data - Types of Sample -- Types of Study -- Confounding -- Matching -- Comparing Cohort and Case-Control Designs -- Getting Stuck in - Experimental Studies -- IV From Little to Large - Statistical Inference -- 7 From Samples to Populations - Making Inferences -- Learning Objectives -- Statistical Inference -- 8 Probability, Risk and Odds -- Learning Objectives -- Chance would be a Fine Thing - The Idea of Probability -- Calculating Probability -- Probability and the Normal Distribution -- Risk -- Odds -- Why you can't Calculate Risk in a Case-Control Study -- The Link between Probability and Odds -- The Risk Ratio -- The Odds Ratio -- Number Needed to Treat (NNT).
V The Informed Guess - Confidence Interval Estimation -- 9 Estimating the Value of a Single Population Parameter - The Idea of Confidence Intervals -- Learning Objectives -- Confidence Interval Estimation for a Population Mean -- Confidence Interval for a Population Proportion -- Estimating a Confidence Interval for the Median of a Single Population -- 10 Estimating the Difference between Two Population Parameters -- Learning Objectives -- What's the Difference? -- Estimating the Difference between the Means of Two Independent Populations - Using a Method Based on the Two-Sample t Test -- Estimating the Difference between Two Matched Population Means - Using a Method Based on the Matched-Pairs t Test -- Estimating the Difference between Two Independent Population Proportions -- Estimating the Difference between Two Independent Population Medians - The Mann-Whitney Rank-Sums Method -- Estimating the Difference between Two Matched Population Medians - Wilcoxon Signed-Ranks Method -- 11 Estimating the Ratio of Two Population Parameters -- Learning Objectives -- Estimating Ratios of Means, Risks and Odds -- VI Putting it to the Test -- 12 Testing Hypotheses about the Difference between Two Population Parameters -- Learning Objectives -- The Research Question and the Hypothesis Test -- A Brief Summary of a Few of the Commonest Tests -- Some Examples of Hypothesis Tests from Practice -- Confidence Intervals Versus Hypothesis Testing -- Nobody's Perfect - Types of Error -- The Power of a Test -- Maximising Power - Calculating Sample Size -- Rules of Thumb -- 13 Testing Hypotheses About the Ratio of Two Population Parameters -- Learning Objectives -- Testing the Risk Ratio -- Testing the Odds Ratio -- 14 Testing Hypotheses About the Equality of Population Proportions: The Chi-Squared Test -- Learning Objectives. Of all the Tests in all the World ...The Chi-Squared (2 ) Test -- VII Getting up Close -- 15 Measuring the Association between Two Variables -- Learning Objectives -- Association -- The Correlation Coefficient -- 16 Measuring Agreement -- Learning Objectives -- To Agree or not Agree: That is the Question -- Cohen's Kappa -- Measuring Agreement with Ordinal Data - Weighted Kappa -- Measuring the Agreement between Two Metric Continuous Variables -- VIII Getting into a Relationship -- 17 Straight Line Models: Linear Regression -- Learning Objectives -- Health Warning! -- Relationship and Association -- The Linear Regression Model -- Model Building and Variable Selection -- 18 Curvy Models: Logistic Regression -- Learning Objectives -- A Second Health Warning! -- Binary Dependent Variables -- The Logistic Regression Model -- IX Two More Chapters -- 19 Measuring Survival -- Learning Objectives -- Introduction -- Calculating Survival Probabilities and the Proportion Surviving: the Kaplan-Meier Table -- The Kaplan-Meier Chart -- Determining Median Survival Time -- Comparing Survival with Two Groups -- 20 Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis -- Learning Objectives -- Introduction -- Systematic Review -- Publication and other Biases -- The Funnel Plot -- Combining the Studies -- Appendix: Table of Random Numbers -- Solutions to Exercises -- References -- Index. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910821143203321 |
Bowers David <1938-> | ||
Chichester, England ; ; Hoboken, NJ, : John Wiley & Sons, c2008 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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