Using and understanding medical statistics /
Matthews, David E., 1948-
Using and understanding medical statistics / David E. Matthews, Vernon T. Farewell. - 3rd, rev. ed. - Basel ; New York : Karger, c1996. - xiii, 246 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-239) and index.
Basic concepts; tests of significance; Fisher's test for 2x2 contingency tables; approximate significance tests for contingency tables; some warnings concerning 2x2 tables; Kaplan-Meier or "actuarial" survival curves; the log-rank or Mantel-Haenszel test for the comparison of survival curves; an introduction to the normal distribution; analyzing normally distributed data; linear regression models for medical data; binary logistic regression; proportional hazards regression; the analysis of longitudinal data; data analysis; the question of sample size; the design of clinical trials; further comments regarding clinical trials; epidemiological applications.
3805562764 (hardcover : alk. paper)
96001017
Medical statistics.
Biometry--methods.
Statistics.
RA409 / .M39 1996
610.727 MAT F
WA 950 M438u 1996
Using and understanding medical statistics / David E. Matthews, Vernon T. Farewell. - 3rd, rev. ed. - Basel ; New York : Karger, c1996. - xiii, 246 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-239) and index.
Basic concepts; tests of significance; Fisher's test for 2x2 contingency tables; approximate significance tests for contingency tables; some warnings concerning 2x2 tables; Kaplan-Meier or "actuarial" survival curves; the log-rank or Mantel-Haenszel test for the comparison of survival curves; an introduction to the normal distribution; analyzing normally distributed data; linear regression models for medical data; binary logistic regression; proportional hazards regression; the analysis of longitudinal data; data analysis; the question of sample size; the design of clinical trials; further comments regarding clinical trials; epidemiological applications.
3805562764 (hardcover : alk. paper)
96001017
Medical statistics.
Biometry--methods.
Statistics.
RA409 / .M39 1996
610.727 MAT F
WA 950 M438u 1996