Now in its fourth edition, Medical Statistics at a Glance is a concise and accessible introduction to this complex subject. It provides clear instruction on how to apply commonly used statistical procedures in an easy-to-read, comprehensive and relevant volume. This new edition continues to be the ideal introductory manual and reference guide to medical statistics, an invaluable companion for statistics lectures and a very useful revision aid. This new edition of Medical Statistics at a Glance: * Offers guidance on the practical application of statistical methods in conducting research and presenting results * Explains the underlying concepts of medical statistics and presents the key facts without being unduly mathematical * Contains succinct self-contained chapters, each with one or more examples, many of them new, to illustrate the use of the methodology described in the chapter. * Now provides templates for critical appraisal, checklists for the reporting of randomized controlled trials and observational studies and references to the EQUATOR guidelines for the presentation of study results for many other types of study * Includes extensive cross-referencing, flowcharts to aid the choice of appropriate tests, learning objectives for each chapter, a glossary of terms and a glossary of annotated full computer output relevant to the examples in the text * Provides cross-referencing to the multiple choice and structured questions in the companion Medical Statistics at a Glance Workbook Medical Statistics at a Glance is a must-have text for undergraduate and post-graduate medical students, medical researchers and biomedical and pharmaceutical professionals.

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Medical Statistics at a Glance 3
Also available to buy! 5
Contents 9
Preface 11
Part 1 Handling data 13
1 Types of data 14
2 Data entry 16
3 Error checking and outliers 18
4 Displaying data diagrammatically 20
5 Describing data: the ‘average’ 22
6 Describing data: the ‘spread’ 24
7 Theoretical distributions: the Normal distribution 26
8 Theoretical distributions: other distributions 28
9 Transformations 30
Part 2 Sampling and estimation 33
10 Sampling and sampling distributions 34
11 Confidence intervals 36
Part 3 Study design 39
12 Study design I 40
13 Study design II 43
14 Clinical trials 46
15 Cohort studies 49
16 Case–control studies 52
Part 4 Hypothesis testing 55
17 Hypothesis testing 56
18 Errors in hypothesis testing 59
Part 5 Basic techniques for analysing data 63
Numerical data 64
19 Numerical data: a single group 64
20 Numerical data: two related groups 66
21 Numerical data: two unrelated groups 69
22 Numerical data: more than two groups 72
Categorical data 75
23 Categorical data: a single proportion 75
24 Categorical data: two proportions 78
25 Categorical data: more than two categories 81
Regression and correlation 84
26 Correlation 84
27 The theory of linear regression 87
28 Performing a linear regression analysis 89
29 Multiple linear regression 93
30 Binary outcomes and logistic regression 97
31 Rates and Poisson regression 101
32 Generalized linear models 105
33 Explanatory variables in statistical models 108
Important considerations 112
34 Bias and confounding 112
35 Checking assumptions 116
36 Sample size calculations 119
37 Presenting results 123
Part 6 Additional chapters 127
38 Diagnostic tools 128
39 Assessing agreement 131
40 Evidence-based medicine 136
41 Methods for clustered data 139
42 Regression methods for clustered data 142
43 Systematic reviews and meta-analysis 146
44 Survival analysis 150
45 Bayesian methods 154
46 Developing prognostic scores 156
Appendices 159
A Statistical tables 160
B Altman’s nomogram for sample size calculations (Chapter 36) 167
C Typical computer output 168
D Checklists and trial profile from the EQUATOR network and critical appraisal templates 181
E Glossary of terms 190
F Chapter numbers with relevant multiple-choice questions and structured questions from Medical Statistics at a Glance Workbook 200
Index 202
Flowcharts 210
EULA 211

<p>Now in its fourth edition,&nbsp;<i>Medical Statistics at a Glance</i>&nbsp;is a concise and accessible introduction to this complex subject. Itprovides clear instruction on how to apply commonly used statistical procedures in an easy-to-read, comprehensive and relevant volume. This new edition continues to be the ideal introductory manual and reference guide to medical statistics, an invaluable companion for statistics lectures and a very useful revision aid.<br /><br />This new edition of&nbsp;<i>Medical Statistics at a Glance</i>:</p> <ul> <li>Offers guidance on the practical application of statistical methods in conducting research and presenting results</li> <li>Explains the underlying concepts of medical statistics and presents the key facts without being unduly mathematical</li> <li>Contains succinct self-contained chapters, each with one or more examples, many of them new, to illustrate the use of the methodology described in the chapter.</li> <li>Now provides templates for critical appraisal, checklists for the reporting of randomized controlled trials and observational studies and references to the EQUATOR guidelines for the presentation of study results for many other types of study</li> <li>Includes extensive cross-referencing, flowcharts to aid the choice of appropriate tests, learning objectives for each chapter, a glossary of terms and a glossary of annotated full computer output relevant to the examples in the text</li> <li>Provides cross-referencing to the multiple choice and structured questions in the companion&nbsp;<i>Medical Statistics at a Glance Workbook</i></li> </ul> <p><i><br /></i><i>Medical Statistics at a Glance</i>&nbsp;is a must-have text for undergraduate and post-graduate medical students, medical researchers and biomedical and pharmaceutical professionals.</p>

Now in its fourth edition, is a concise and accessible introduction to this complex subject. It provides clear instruction on how to apply commonly used statistical procedures in an easy-to-read, comprehensive and relevant volume. This new edition continues to be the ideal introductory manual and reference guide to medical statistics, an invaluable companion for statistics lectures and a very useful revision aid.This new edition of Offers guidance on the practical application of statistical methods in conducting research and presenting results Explains the underlying concepts of medical statistics and presents the key facts without being unduly mathematical Contains succinct self-contained chapters, each with one or more examples, many of them new, to illustrate the use of the methodology described in the chapter. Now provides templates for critical appraisal, checklists for the reporting of randomized controlled trials and observational studies and references to the EQUATOR guidelines for the presentation of study results for many other types of study Includes extensive cross-referencing, flowcharts to aid the choice of appropriate tests, learning objectives for each chapter, a glossary of terms and a glossary of annotated full computer output relevant to the examples in the text Provides cross-referencing to the multiple choice and structured questions in the companion __Medical Statistics at a Glance__

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