A clinician's guide to statistics and epidemiology in mental health measuring truth and uncertainty / S. Nassir Ghaemi.

Author/creator Ghaemi, S. Nassir
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCambridge, UK ; New York : Cambridge University Press,
Descriptionxii, 151 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Portion of title Statistics and epidemiology in mental health
Contents Why data never speak for themselves -- Why you cannot believe your eyes : the three C's -- Levels of evidence -- Types of bias -- Randomization -- Regression -- Hypothesis testing : the dreaded P-value and statistical significance -- The use of hypothesis testing statistics in clinical trials -- The alternative : effect estimation -- What does causation mean? -- A philosophy of statistics -- Evidence-based medicine : defense and criticisms -- The alchemy of meta-analysis -- Bayesian statistics : why your opinion counts -- How journal articles get published -- How scientific research impacts practice -- Dollars, data, and drugs -- Bioethics and the clinician/researcher divide.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
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Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2009019273
ISBN9780521709583 (pbk.)
ISBN052170958X (pbk.)

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