Medical statistics from scratch : an introduction for health professionals / David Bowers.
| Author/creator | Bowers, David, 1938- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 2nd ed. |
| Publication Info | Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : John Wiley & Sons, ©2008. |
| Description | x, 284 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Some fundamental stuff -- First things first : the nature of data -- Describing data with tables -- Describing data with charts -- Describing data from its distributional shape -- Describing data with numeric summary values -- Doing it right first time : designing a study -- From samples to populations : making inferences -- Chance would be a fine thing - probability, risk and odds -- Estimating the value of a single population parameter -- Estimating the differences between two population parameters -- Estimating the ratio of two population parameters -- Testing hypotheses about the difference between two population parameters -- Testing hypotheses about the ratio of two population parameters -- Testing hypotheses about the equality of two or more proportions -- Measuring the association between two variables -- Measuring the agreement between two variables -- Straight-line models - linear regression -- Curvy models - logistic regression -- Measuring survival -- Systematic review and meta-analysis. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [273]-276) and index. |
| LCCN | 2007041619 |
| ISBN | 9780470513019 : |
| ISBN | 0470513012 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Laupus | Books - Stacks | WA 950 B786M 2008 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |