Medical statistics made clear : an introduction to basic concepts / Ashis Banerjee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Banerjee, Ashis.

Contributor:

Royal Society of Medicine (Great Britain)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medical statistics--Handbooks, manuals, etc.

Medical statistics.

Medicine--Research--Statistical methods.

Medicine.

Research--statistics & numerical data.

Data Collection--methods.

Data Interpretation, Statistical.

Medical Subjects:

Research--statistics & numerical data.

Data Collection--methods.

Data Interpretation, Statistical.

Genre:

Handbooks and manuals.

Physical Description:

xiii, 137 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

London ; Lake Forest, IL : Royal Society of Medicine, [2003]

Summary:

Recognising that health professionals and students are required to have a basic understanding of peer-reviewed medical literature emerging from evidence-based medicine, this book is perfect for the number-shy reader. It introduces key statistical concepts with a practical and easy to understand approach with minimal use of mathematics. This book is designed to give the reader confidence to tackle statistical formulae, to enhance their knowledge and understanding of common medical statistical techniques and to make their own interpretations when reading papers and reviews.

Contents:

1. Data: classification, collection, presentation 1

2. Frequency distributions 23

3. Correlation and regression 37

4. Statistical testing 51

5. Epidemiological concepts 69

6. Probability 93

7. Analysis of variance 99

8. Multivariate analysis 107

9. Time series analysis 111.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [127]-133) and index.

ISBN:

1853155446

OCLC:

50877020