Medical Statistics at a Glance Workbook

Häftad, Engelska, 2013

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Beskrivning

This comprehensive workbook contains a variety of self-assessment methods that allow readers to test their statistical knowledge, put it into practice, and apply it in a medical context, while also providing guidance when critically appraising published literature. It is designed to support the best-selling third edition of Medical Statistics at a Glance, to which it is fully cross-referenced, but may be used independently of it.Ideal for medical students, junior doctors, researchers and anyone working in the biomedical and pharmaceutical disciplines who wants to feel more confident in basic medical statistics, the title includes: Over 80 MCQs, each testing knowledge of a single statistical concept or aspect of study interpretation29 structured questions to explore in greater depth several statistical techniques or principles, including the choice of appropriate statistical analyses and the interpretation of study findingsTemplates for the appraisal of clinical trials and observational studies, plus full appraisals of two published papers to demonstrate the use of these templates in practiceDetailed step-by-step analyses of two substantial data sets (also available at www.medstatsaag.com) to demonstrate the application of statistical procedures to real-life researchMedical Statistics at a Glance Workbook is the ideal resource to test statistical knowledge and improve analytical and interpretational skills.Additional resources are available at www.medstatsaag.com, including: Excel datasets to accompany the data analysis sectionDownloadable PDFs of two templates for critical appraisalLinks to online further readingSupplementary MCQs

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2013-01-29
Mått:221 x 277 x 7 mm
Vikt:367 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Serie:At a Glance
Antal sidor:128
Förlag:John Wiley and Sons Ltd
ISBN:9780470658482

Utforska kategorier

Epidemiologi och medicinsk statistik inom Medicin

Mer om författaren

Aviva Petrie is Head of Biostatistics Unit and Senior Lecturer, Eastman Dental Institute, University College London; Honorary Lecturer in Medical Statistics, Medical Statistics Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical MedicineCaroline Sabin is Professor of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, Research Department of Infection and Population Health, Division of Population Health, University College London, Royal Free Campus

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Great workbook that compliments the respective textbook. Excercises are practical, short to the point. Good book of helping to understand the underlying concepts. (Anthony Murray, Faculty of Health & Science, University of Cumbria)

Innehållsförteckning

Introduction 6Part 1: Multiple-choice questions 8Handling data 8Sampling and estimation 10Study design 11Hypothesis testing 13Basic techniques for analysing data 13Additional techniques 20Part 2: Structured questions 24Part 3: Critical appraisal 44Randomised controlled trial: template 44Randomised controlled trial: Paper 1 46Observational study: template 51Observational study: Paper 2 53Part 4: Data analysis 61Dataset 1 analysed by Stata v11 (StataCorp LP, Texas, USA) 61Dataset 2 analysed using IBM SPSS Statistics v20 70Part 5: Solutions 76Solutions to multiple-choice questions 76Model answers for structured questions 93Randomised controlled trial: critical appraisal of Paper 1 109Observational study: critical appraisal of Paper 2 113Appendices 117Appendix I: list of multiple-choice questions with relevant chapter numbers from Medical Statistics at a Glance (3rd edn) and associated topics 117Appendix II: list of structured questions with relevant chapter numbers from Medical Statistics at a Glance (3rd edn) and associated topics 119Appendix III: chapter numbers from Medical Statistics at a Glance (3rd edn) with relevant multiple-choice questions and structured questions 120