Biostatistics decoded / A. Gouveia Oliveira.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Oliveira, A. Gouveia de.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Biometry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (347 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Chichester, England : Wiley, c2013.

Summary:

Study design and statistical methodology are two important concerns for the clinical researcher. This book sets out to address both issues in a clear and concise manner. The presentation of statistical theory starts from basic concepts, such as the properties of means and variances, the properties of the Normal distribution and the Central Limit Theorem and leads to more advanced topics such as maximum likelihood estimation, inverse variance and stepwise regression as well as, time-to-event, and event-count methods. Furthermore, this book explores sampling methods, study design and statisti

Contents:

Basic concepts

Statistical inference

Descriptive studies

Analytical studies

Statistical tests

Issues with statistical tests

Longitudinal studies

Statistical modelling

Measurement

Experimental studies

The analysis of experimental studies

Meta-analysis of clinical trials.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from title page (ebrary, viewed August 5, 2013).

ISBN:

1-118-67079-5

1-118-67076-0

1-118-67078-7

OCLC:

853364577