Full Description
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 IntroductionPart 2 Laying the foundations: measure and probabilityPart 3 Description of a single variablePart 4 Linking two variablesPart 5 Statistical inferencePart 6 Study designPart 7 Combining studies: systematic reviews and meta-analysesPart 8 Managing data
Contents
Chapter 1 Laying the foundationsDescription of a single variable Chapter 3 Linking two variables Chapter 4 Statistical inference Chapter 5 Study design Chapter 6 Combining studies: systematic reviews and meta-analyses Chapter 7 Managing data Glossary Appendix References and further reading Index
