Basic Skills In Statistics: 8

Cook, Adrian

ISBN 10: 1859591019 / ISBN 13: 9781859591017

Editore: Class Health, 2003

Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Codice articolo wbs2511384115

Riassunto:

Statistics can be an intimidating subject for many students and clinicians.

This concise text introduces the basic concepts that underpin medical statistics, and using everyday clinical examples, highlights the importance of statistical principles to understanding and implementing research findings in routine clinical care.

This book will be an essential tool for students, clinicians in training, nurses and GPs.

Table of Contents:

Part 1 Introduction

Part 2 Laying the foundations: measure and probability

Part 3 Description of a single variable

Part 4 Linking two variables

Part 5 Statistical inference

Part 6 Study design

Part 7 Combining studies: systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Part 8 Managing data

Recensione: "The authors are to be congratulated for providing non-experts with such a clear introduction to statistics" - Professor Philip Hannaford, University of Aberdeen "Packed full of useful key messages and an excellent glossary of terms, this should be an essential reference book for any budding researchers" - Monica Fletcher, Chief Executive, National Respiratory Training Centre "...for anyone wishing to improve their understanding of evidence-based medicine and those involved in research" - Mark Levy, editor, Primary Care Respiratory Journal "This easy-to-use book will open up a new world for those who have a blind spot for statistics" - Professor Abdul Rashid Gatrad, OBE, Consultant Paediatrician, Manor Hospital, Walsall --Professor Philip Hannaford, University of Aberdeen

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Titolo: Basic Skills In Statistics: 8
Casa editrice: Class Health
Data di pubblicazione: 2003
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: Very Good