| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 403 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Medical science series |
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Medical science series.
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| Contents |
1. Data presentation -- 2. Describing curves and distributions -- 3. The normal distribution curve -- 4. Introduction to sampling, errors, accuracy and precision -- 5. Introduction to probability -- 6. Binomial probabilities -- 7. Poisson probabilities -- 8. Introduction to statistical significance -- 9. The chi-squared test -- 10. The fisher exact probability test -- 11. The t-test -- 12. Difference between proportions for independent and for non-independent (McNnemar's test for paired proportions) samples -- 13. Wilcoxon, Mann-Whitney and sign tests -- 14. Survival rate calculations -- 15. The Logrank and Mantel-Haenszel tests -- 16. Regression and correlation -- 17. Analysis of variance -- 18. Multivariate analysis : the cox proportional hazards model -- 19. Sensitivity and specificity -- 20. Clinical trials -- 21. Cancer treatment success, cure and quality of life -- 22. Risk specification with emphasis on ionising radiation -- 23. Types of epidemiological study : case-control, cohort and cross-sectional |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 360-377) and index |
| Subject |
Medicine -- Research -- Statistical methods
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Medical statistics.
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Biometry.
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Biometry
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Statistics
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biometrics.
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Biometry
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Medical statistics
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Medicine -- Research -- Statistical methods
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781439833681 |
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1439833680 |
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