Easy Interpretation of Biostatistics The Vital Link to Applying Evidence in Medical Decisions

Name: Easy Interpretation of Biostatistics The Vital Link to Applying Evidence in Medical Decisions
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ISBN: 9781416031420

ISBN-10: 1416031421

ISBN-13: 9781416031420

Edition: 2008

Authors: Gail F. Dawson

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Learn biostatistics the easy way. This outstanding resource presents the key concepts you need to understand biostatistics and how to apply them in clinical medicine. Easy-to-understand examples and analogies explain complex concepts, and practical applications provide you with real tools for use in daily practice. The books organization is intuitive, so that concepts build upon one another, maximizing understanding. This book will give you the confidence to appraise the existing literature - and the vocabulary you need to discuss it. Uses an easy-to-understand presentation and writing style to make the material easily accessible. Places its emphasis on concepts, not formulas, for more…

Book details

List price: $36.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Elsevier - Health Sciences Division
Publication date: 5/7/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 208
Size: 5.98" wide x 9.02" long x 0.14" tall
Weight: 0.836
Language: English




Learning the Basics


Introduction to Part I



Measures of Disease



Mathematical Principles



Populations



Samples



Invariably Variables



Outcomes



Probability



Distributions



The Normal Distribution



Understanding Inference


Introduction to Part II



Hypothesis Testing



The Probability Connection



Types of Statistical Tests



Properties of Confidence Intervals



Power



Bias



Ethics in Medical Research



Types of Research Studies



Evaluating the Evidence



Common Applications


Introduction to Part III



Measures of Effect



Economic Analysis



Assessment of Tests


Afterword


Appendices



Flowchart of Types of Statistical Tests



Simplified Flowchart of Types of Statistical Tests



Values of Normal Distribution


Index