Book Details
Orange Code:49432
Paperback:384 pages
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1. Statistics and medical science2. Observational studies and the need for clinical trials3. Study design and the bias issue4. The anatomy of a statistical test5. Learning about parameters, and some notes on planning6. Empirical distribution functions7. Correlation and regression in bivariate distributions8. How to compare the outcome in two groups9. Least squares, linear models and beyond10. Analysis of dose response11. Hazards and censored data12. From the log-rank test to the Cox proportional hazards model13. Remarks on some estimation methods
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Understanding Biostatistics looks at the fundamentals of biostatistics, using elementary statistics to explore the nature of statistical tests. This book is intended to complement first-year statistics and biostatistics textbooks. The main focus here is on ideas, rather than on methodological details. Basic concepts are illustrated with representations from history, followed by technical discussions on what different statistical methods really mean. Graphics are used extensively throughout the book in order to introduce mathematical formulae in an accessible way. Key features: Discusses confidence intervals and p-values in terms of confidence functions. Explains basic statistical methodology represented in terms of graphics rather than mathematical formulae, whilst highlighting the mathematical basis of biostatistics. Looks at problems of estimating parameters in statistical models and looks at the similarities between different models. Provides an extensive discussion on the position of statistics within the medical scientific process. Discusses distribution functions, including the Guassian distribution and its importance in biostatistics. This book will be useful for biostatisticians with little mathematical background as well as those who want to understand the connections in biostatistics and mathematical issues.
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