Basic Skills in Statistics A Guide for Healthcare Professionals

Adrian Cook, Gopalakrishnan Netuveli, Aziz Sheikh

Paperback (01 Oct 2003)

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Publisher's Synopsis

Statistics can be an intimidating subject for many students and clinicians.

This concise text introduces the basic concepts that underpin medical statistics, and using everyday clinical examples, highlights the importance of statistical principles to understanding and implementing research findings in routine clinical care.

This book will be an essential tool for students, clinicians in training, nurses and GPs.

Table of Contents:

Part 1 Introduction

Part 2 Laying the foundations: measure and probability

Part 3 Description of a single variable

Part 4 Linking two variables

Part 5 Statistical inference

Part 6 Study design

Part 7 Combining studies: systematic reviews and meta-analyses

Part 8 Managing data

Book information

ISBN:	9781859591017
Publisher:	Class Publishing
Imprint:	Class Health
Pub date:	01 Oct 2003
DEWEY:	610.15195
DEWEY edition:	22
Language:	English
Number of pages:	102
Weight:	162g
Height:	148mm
Width:	211mm
Spine width:	13mm