Modern medical statistics : a practical guide / Brian S. Everitt.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Everitt, Brian.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical statistics.

Statistics as Topic.

Biomedical Research.

Biometry--methods.

Medical Subjects:

Statistics as Topic.

Biomedical Research.

Biometry--methods.

Physical Description:

xiii, 235 pages : illustrations, map ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London : Arnold ; New York : Distributed in the U.S. by Oxford University Press, [2003]

Summary:

Statistical Science plays an increasingly important role in medical research. Over the last few decades, many new statistical methods have been developed which have particular relevance for medical researchers and with the appropriate software now easily available these techniques can be used routinely to great effect. these generalized additive models and bayesian methods. Modern Medical Statistics covers these essential new techniques at an accessible technical level, its main focus being not on the theory but on the effective practical application of these methods in medical research.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [220]-228) and index.

"A practical guide"--Cover.

ISBN:

0340808691

OCLC:

51578397