Richard F Mould

Introductory Medical Statistics, 3rd edition

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Introductory Medical Statistics, Third Edition is a lively, comprehensive text that provides a complete grounding in statistical techniques for medical personnel. This edition has been thoroughly revised to reflect the changes in the statistical know-how medical personnel are expected to have. It begins with data presentation, normal distribution,

Produktdetails

• Verlag: CRC Press
• 3rd edition
• Seitenzahl: 422
• Erscheinungstermin: 2. Dezember 2019
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 22mm
• Gewicht: 562g
• ISBN-13: 9780367455804
• ISBN-10: 0367455803
• Artikelnr.: 58439902

Autorenporträt

Mould, Richard F.

Inhaltsangabe

Data presentation. Describing cuves and distributions. The normal
distribution curve. Introduction to sampling, errors and accuracy.
Introduction to probability. Binomial probabilities. Poisson probabilities.
Introduction to statistical significance. The chi-squared test. The Fisher
exact probability test. The t-test. Difference between proportions for
independent and for non-independent (McNemar's test for paired proportions)
samples. Wilcoxon, Mann-Whitney and sign tests. Survival rate calculations.
The logrank and Mantel-Haenszel tests. Regression and correlation. Analysis
of variance. Multivariate analysis: the Cox proportional hazards model.
Sensitivity and specificity. Clinical trials. Cancer treatment success,
cure and quality of life. Risk specification with emphasis on ionising
radiation. Types of epidemiological study: case-control, cohort and
cross-sectional. Glossary of rates and ratios: terminology in vital
statistics. References. Index.