Basic & Clinical Biostatistics 4/E (EBOOK)The ideal way to develop sound judgment about data applicable to clinical care
Learn to evaluate and apply statistics in medicine, medical research, and all health-related fields.
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... specific topic. • Numerous end-of-chapter exercises (Chapters 2 through 12) and their complete solutions (Appendix B) are provided. • A posttest of multiple-choice questions (Chapter 13) similar to those used in course final ...
... specific topic. • Numerous end-of-chapter exercises (Chapters 2 through 12) and their complete solutions (Appendix B) are provided. • A posttest of multiple-choice questions (Chapter 13) similar to those used in course final ...
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... specific data file, click on File on the menu bar and then click on the Open command. Open the Data folder and then the Dawson folder, and, after that, locate the data file you wish to use. All data files are listed by the last name of ...
... specific data file, click on File on the menu bar and then click on the Open command. Open the Data folder and then the Dawson folder, and, after that, locate the data file you wish to use. All data files are listed by the last name of ...
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... specific to epidemiology are discussed in more detail in the companion book, Medical Epidemiology (Greenberg, 2000). The term “epidemiology” refers to the study of health and illness in human populations, or, more precisely, to the ...
... specific to epidemiology are discussed in more detail in the companion book, Medical Epidemiology (Greenberg, 2000). The term “epidemiology” refers to the study of health and illness in human populations, or, more precisely, to the ...
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... specific area of interest. Chapters 3 and 12 discuss the application of techniques of evidence-based medicine to decisions about the care of individual patients. Greenhalgh (2002) discusses ways to integrate qualitative research into ...
... specific area of interest. Chapters 3 and 12 discuss the application of techniques of evidence-based medicine to decisions about the care of individual patients. Greenhalgh (2002) discusses ways to integrate qualitative research into ...
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... specific health problems. Describing and using data in making decisions are highlighted in Chapters 3 and 12. Interpreting Information about Drugs and Equipment: Physicians continually evaluate information about drugs and medical ...
... specific health problems. Describing and using data in making decisions are highlighted in Chapters 3 and 12. Interpreting Information about Drugs and Equipment: Physicians continually evaluate information about drugs and medical ...
Contents
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4 Probability Related Topics for Making Inferences About Data | 61 |
5 Research Questions About One Group | 93 |
6 Research Questions About Two Separate or Independent Groups | 134 |
7 Research Questions About Means in Three or More Groups | 162 |
8 Research Questions About Relationships Among Variables | 190 |
11 Survey Research | 280 |
12 Methods of EvidenceBased Medicine and Decision Analysis | 302 |
13 Reading the Medical Literature | 332 |
Tables | 362 |
Answers to Exercises | 372 |
Flowcharts for Relating Research Questions to Statistical Methods | 398 |
Glossary | 403 |
References | 415 |
9 Analyzing Research Questions About Survival | 221 |
10 Statistical Methods for Multiple Variables | 245 |
Index | 423 |
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