
Medical Statistics at a Glance, 2nd Edition
by Aviva Petrie (Eastman Dental Institute, University of London); Caroline Sabin (Royal Free Hospital, London)Rent Textbook
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Summary
Table of Contents
Preface | |
Handling data | |
Types of data | |
Data entry | |
Error checking and outliers | |
Displaying data graphically | |
Describing data (1) - the æaverageÆ | |
Describing data (2) - the æspreadÆ | |
Theoretical distributions (1) - the Normal distribution | |
Theoretical distributions (2) - other distributions | |
Transformations | |
Sampling and estimation | |
Sampling and sampling distributions | |
Confidence Intervals | |
Study design | |
Study design I | |
Study design II | |
Clinical trials | |
Cohort studies | |
Case-control studies | |
Hypothesis testing | |
Hypothesis testing | |
Errors in hypothesis testing | |
Basic techniques for analysing dataNumerical data | |
A single group | |
Two related groups | |
Two unrelated groups | |
More than two groupsCategorical data | |
A single proportion | |
Two proportions | |
More than two categoriesRegression and correlation | |
Correlation | |
The theory of linear regression | |
Performing a linear regression analysis | |
Multiple linear regression analysis | |
Binary outcomes and logistic regression31. Rates and Poisson regression | |
Generalized linear models | |
Explanatory variables in statistical models | |
Issues in statistical modelling | |
Important considerations | |
Checking assumptions | |
Sample size calculations | |
Presenting results | |
Additional topics | |
Diagnostic tools | |
Assessing agreement | |
Evidence-based medicine | |
Methods for clustered data | |
Regression methods clustered data | |
Systematic reviews and meta-analysis | |
Survival analysis | |
Bayesian methods | |
Appendices | |
Statistical tables | |
AltmanÆs nomogram for sample size calculations | |
Typical computer output | |
Glossary of terms | |
Index | |
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