Using and understanding medical statistics / David Edward Matthews, Vernon Todd Farewell.
| Author/creator | Matthews, David E., 1948- author. |
| Other author | Farewell, Vernon T., author. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 5th, revised and extended edition. |
| Publication | Basel ; New York : Karger, 2015. |
| Description | online resource |
| Supplemental Content | Connect to this resource online |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Basic concepts -- Tests of significance -- Fisher's test for 2 x 2 contingency tables -- Approximate significance tests for contingency tables -- Some warnings concerning 2 x 2 tables -- Kaplan-Meier or 'actuarial' survival curves -- The log-rank or Mantel-Haenszel test for comparing survival curves --An introduction to the normal distribution -- Analyzing normally distributed data -- Linear regression models for medical data -- Binary logistic regression -- Regression models for count data -- Proportional hazards regression -- The analysis of longitudinal data -- Analysis of variance -- Data analysis -- The question of sample size -- The design of clinical trials -- Further comments regarding clinical trials -- Meta-analysis -- Epidemiological applications -- Diagnostic tests -- Agreement and reliability. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Technical details | Mode of Access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2015021006 |
| ISBN | 9783318054583 (hard cover : alk. paper) |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |