Dental statistics made easy / Nigel C. Smeeton, Centre for Research in Primary and Community Care, University of Hertfordshire, UK and Division of Imaging Sciences and Biomedical Engineering King's College, London, UK.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Smeeton, N. C., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Dentistry--Statistical methods.

Dentistry.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xiv, 198 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Boca Raton, Fla. : CRC Press, [2017]

Summary:

This essential textbook presents the basics of dental statistics in an accessible way, combining explanation in non-technical language with key messages, practical examples, suggestions for further reading and exercises complete with detailed solutions. There is an emphasis on the principles and application of statistics without the use of algebra. The intended audience includes dental students and practitioners, those engaged in dental research and other health care professionals.

Contents:

1. Introduction

2. Planning a study

3. Types of study in dental research

4. Sampling

5. Randomised controlled trials

6. Ethical considerations

7. The normal distribution

8. Diagnostic tests

9. Sampling variation

10. Introduction to hypothesis tests

11. Comparing two means

12. Dealing with proportions and categorical data

13. Comparing several means

14. Regression, correlation and agreement

15. Non-normally distributed data

16. The choice of sample size

17. Evidence-based dentistry

18. Statistical refereeing.

Notes:

"A Chapman & Hall Book"--cover.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 187-190) and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4987-7508-X

1-315-38127-3

1-4987-7506-3

9781315381275

OCLC:

964357682