Matthews, David E.,  1948- <br/><br/>
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. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 237-239) and index. 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>3805562764 (hardcover : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>96001017  
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Medical statistics.<br/>Biometry--methods.<br/>Statistics.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RA409  / .M39 1996 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>610.727 MAT F 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>WA 950 M438u 1996