Bland, Martin,

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.





9780199589920 (paperback)

2014959481


Medical statistics.

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