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Douglas G. Altman - Practical Statistics for Medical Research - 9780412276309 - V9780412276309
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Practical Statistics for Medical Research

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Description for Practical Statistics for Medical Research Hardcover. Primarily aimed at medical researchers, this book aims to provide an understanding of the basic principles that underlie research design, data analysis and the interpretation of results, and to enable the reader to carry out a wide range of statistical analyses. Series: Chapman & Hall/CRC Texts in Statistical Science. Num Pages: 624 pages. BIC Classification: MBGR; MBNS. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 234 x 164 x 37. Weight in Grams: 1038.

Most medical researchers, whether clinical or non-clinical, receive some background in statistics as undergraduates. However, it is most often brief, a long time ago, and largely forgotten by the time it is needed. Furthermore, many introductory texts fall short of adequately explaining the underlying concepts of statistics, and often are divorced from the reality of conducting and assessing medical research. Practical Statistics for Medical Research is a problem-based text for medical researchers, medical students, and others in the medical arena who need to use statistics but have no specialized mathematics background.

  • Explores topics of particular importance in clinical practice, including ... Read more
  • Utilizes real data throughout and includes dozens of interesting data sets
  • Discusses the use and misuse of statistics, enabling readers to judge the appropriateness of methods and interpretations published in medical journals
  • Describes the main statistical methods for comparing data collected from different groups of individuals or for relating different observations from the same people
  • Provides many problems, all with detailed solutions

    The author draws on twenty years of experience as a consulting medical statistician to provide clear explanations to key statistical concepts, with a firm emphasis on practical aspects of designing and analyzing medical research. The text gives special attention to the presentation and interpretation of results and the many real problems that arise in medical research.
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    Product Details

    Publisher
    Taylor & Francis Ltd United States
    Number of pages
    624
    Format
    Hardback
    Publication date
    1990
    Series
    Chapman & Hall/CRC Texts in Statistical Science
    Condition
    New
    Number of Pages
    624
    Place of Publication
    , United Kingdom
    ISBN
    9780412276309
    SKU
    V9780412276309
    Shipping Time
    Usually ships in 4 to 8 working days
    Ref
    99-4

    Reviews for Practical Statistics for Medical Research
    "...valuable to medical students and statisticians entering the field..." -Medical Publications "Admirably clear presentations of concepts...our department is so impressed by its conceptual clarity that we plan to introduce it into our courses for physician scientists and graduate students of the health sciences." -Short Book Reviews of the International Statistical Institute "A winner...The text is comfortably fluent; it ... Read more

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