Making sense of medical statistics : a bite sized visual guide

By:

Hossain, Munier

Series: MedicinePublication details: Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2021Description: xi, 188pISBN:

9781108978156 (pbk.) :

Subject(s):

Additional physical formats: ebook version :: No titleNLM classification:

WA 950

Summary: Do you want to know what a parametric test is and when not to perform one? Do you get confused between odds ratios and relative risks? Want to understand the difference between sensitivity and specificity? Would like to find out what the fuss is about Bayes' theorem? Then this book is for you! Physicians need to understand the principles behind medical statistics. They don't need to learn the formula. The software knows it already! This book explains the fundamental concepts of medical statistics so that the learner will become confident in performing the most commonly used statistical tests. Each chapter is rich in anecdotes, illustrations, questions, and answers. Not enough? There is more material online with links to free statistical software, webpages, multimedia content, a practice dataset to get hands-on with data analysis, and a Single Best Answer questionnaire for the exam.

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Book	Stenhouse Library (Kingston Hospital) Shelves	WA 950 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Issued	22/12/2022	ST00198
Book	Thorpe Coombe Library Shelves	W150 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		NE13093
Book	Whipps Cross Library (Barts Health) Shelves	W 150 HOS (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		BARTS005819

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Do you want to know what a parametric test is and when not to perform one? Do you get confused between odds ratios and relative risks? Want to understand the difference between sensitivity and specificity? Would like to find out what the fuss is about Bayes' theorem? Then this book is for you! Physicians need to understand the principles behind medical statistics. They don't need to learn the formula. The software knows it already! This book explains the fundamental concepts of medical statistics so that the learner will become confident in performing the most commonly used statistical tests. Each chapter is rich in anecdotes, illustrations, questions, and answers. Not enough? There is more material online with links to free statistical software, webpages, multimedia content, a practice dataset to get hands-on with data analysis, and a Single Best Answer questionnaire for the exam.

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