Medical Statistics 2e - Couverture souple

Bourke, Geoffrey J

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 063200228X ISBN 13 : 9780632002283

Editeur : Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd), 1978

A propos du livre

Quatrième de couverture

In 1969 the first edition of this book aimed to introduce theconcepts of statistics and their medical application to readerswith no formal training in this area. While retaining this basicaim, the authors have expanded the coverage in each subsequentedition to keep pace with the increasing use and sophistication ofstatistics in medical research.

This fifth edition has undergone major restructuring, with somesections totally rewritten; it is now more logically organised andsubstantially more user–friendly (with the addition of ′summaryboxes′ throughout the text) to incorporate the new statisticaltechniques and approaches that have made an appearance in the lastnine years since the last edition. Also, some chapters or chapterheadings are specifically marked to signify material that isgenerally a little more difficult than the material in which it isembedded – such sections or chapters can be omitted at firstreading.

Several new chapters have been added – "Associations: Chance,Confounded and Causal?" explaining without any formulae theconcepts underlying confounding, confidence intervals and p values,and the interpretation of associations observed in researchinvestigations. The other new chapter considers sample sizecalculations in some detail and provides, in addition to therelevant formulae, useful tables which should give the researcheran indication of the order of magnitude of the number of subjectshe or she might require in different situations.

Présentation de l'éditeur

In 1969 the first edition of this book introduced the concepts ofstatistics and their medical application to readers with no formaltraining in this area. While retaining this basic aim, the authorshave expanded the coverage in each subsequent edition to keep pacewith the increasing use and sophistication of statistics in medicalresearch.

This fifth edition has undergone major restructuring, with somesections completely rewritten; it is now more logically organizedand more user friendly (with the addition of ′summary boxes′throughout the text). It incorporates new statistical techniquesand approaches that have made an appearance since the last edition.In addition, some chapters or chapter headings are specificallymarked to signify material that is more difficult than the materialin which it is embedded – such sections or chapters can be omittedat first reading.

Several new chapters have been added . "Associations: Chance,Confounded and Causal?" explains without any formulae the conceptsunderlying confounding, confidence intervals and p values, and theinterpretation of associations observed in research investigations.Another new chapter considers sample size calculations in somedetail and provides, in addition to the relevant formulae, usefultables that should give the researcher an indication of the orderof magnitude of the number of subjects he or she might require indifferent situations.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Wiley-Blackwell (an imprint of John Wiley & Sons Ltd)
• Date d'édition: 1978
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 063200228X
• ISBN 13: 9780632002283
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 2
• Nombre de pages: 170
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible