An introduction to medical statistics /
Martin Bland.
- Fourth edition.
- xviii, 427 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
- Oxford medical publications .
- Oxford medical publications. .
Includes bibliographic references (pages 397-409) and index.
Introduction -- The design of experiments -- Sampling and observational studies -- Summarizing data -- Presenting data -- Probability -- The normal distribution -- Estimation -- Significance tests -- Comparing the means of small samples -- Regression and correlation -- Methods based on rank order -- The analysis of cross-tabulations -- Choosing the statistical methods -- Time to event data -- Meta-analysis -- Determination of sample size -- Missing data -- Clinical measurement -- Mortality statistics and population structure -- The Bayesian approach.