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Using and understanding medical statistics / David E. Matthews, Vernon T. Farewell.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublication details: Basel ; New York : Karger, c2007.Edition: 4th, completely rev. and enl. edDescription: xx, 322 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN:
  • 3805581890 (hard cover : alk. paper)
  • 9783805581899 (hard cover : alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 610.1/5195 22
LOC classification:
  • RA409 .M37-2007
NLM classification:
  • 2007 C-786
  • WA 950
Online resources:
Contents:
An introduction to the normal distribution -- Analyzing normally distributed data -- Linear regression models for medical data -- Binary logistic regression -- Regression models for count data -- Proportional hazards regression -- The analysis o
Analysis of variance -- Data analysis -- The question of sample size -- The design of clinical trials -- Further comments regarding clinical trials -- Meta-analysis -- Epidemiological applications -- Diagnostic tests -- Agreement and reliability
Basic concepts -- Tests of significance -- Fisher's test for 2 x 2 contingency tables -- Approximate significance tests for contingency tables -- Some warnings concerning 2 x 2 tables -- Kaplan-Meier or 'actuarial' survival curves -- The log-ran
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Book Book Dr. Panjwani Center for Molecular Medicine and Drug Research (PCMD) Library RA-409-.M37-2007 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available P 819

Includes bibliographical references (p. [310]-313) and index.

An introduction to the normal distribution -- Analyzing normally distributed data -- Linear regression models for medical data -- Binary logistic regression -- Regression models for count data -- Proportional hazards regression -- The analysis o

Analysis of variance -- Data analysis -- The question of sample size -- The design of clinical trials -- Further comments regarding clinical trials -- Meta-analysis -- Epidemiological applications -- Diagnostic tests -- Agreement and reliability

Basic concepts -- Tests of significance -- Fisher's test for 2 x 2 contingency tables -- Approximate significance tests for contingency tables -- Some warnings concerning 2 x 2 tables -- Kaplan-Meier or 'actuarial' survival curves -- The log-ran