Basic Skills In Statistics (Class Health): 8 - Brossura

Adrian Cook

Brossura

ISBN 10: 1859591019 ISBN 13: 9781859591017

Casa editrice: Parlux, 2003

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

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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

L'autore:

Adrian Cook, BSc, MSc is a Senior Statistician at the Commission for Health Improvement. Dr Gopalakrishnan Netuveli, BSc, BDS, MDS, PhD is a Post Doctoral Research Fellow at the Department of Primary Health Care and General Practice, Imperial College, London. Professor Aziz Sheikh, BSc, MSc, MBBS, MD, MRCP, MRCGP, DCH, DRCOG, DFFP is Professor of Primary Care Research and Development in the Division of Community Health Sciences at the University of Edinburgh.

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• Editore: Parlux
• Data di pubblicazione: 2003
• ISBN 10: 1859591019
• ISBN 13: 9781859591017
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 102