Essential Medical Statistics.

Intro -- Essential Medical Statistics -- Contents -- Preface to the second edition -- Preface to the first edition -- Part A: Basics -- 1 Using this book -- 2 Defining the data -- 3 Displaying the data -- Part B: Analysis of numerical outcomes -- 4 Means, standard deviations and standard errors -- 5 The normal distribution -- 6 Confidence interval for a mean -- 7 Comparison of two means: confidence intervals, hypothesis tests and P-values -- 8 Using P-values and confidence intervals to interpret the results of statistical analyses -- 9 Comparison of means from several groups: analysis of variance -- 10 Linear regression and correlation -- 11 Multiple regression -- 12 Goodness of fit and regression diagnostics -- 13 Transformations -- Part C: Analysis of binary outcomes -- 14 Probability, risk and odds (of disease) -- 15 Proportions and the binomial distribution -- 16 Comparing two proportions -- 17 Chi-squared tests for 2 x 2 and larger contingency tables -- 18 Controlling for confounding: stratification -- 19 Logistic regression: comparing two or more exposure groups -- 20 Logistic regression: controlling for confounding and other extensions -- 21 Matched studies -- Part D: Longitudinal studies: Analysis of rates and survival times -- 22 Longitudinal studies, rates and the Poisson distribution -- 23 Comparing rates -- 24 Poisson regression -- 25 Standardization -- 26 Survival analysis: displaying and comparing survival patterns -- 27 Regression analysis of survival data -- Part E: Statistical modelling -- 28 Likelihood -- 29 Regression modelling -- 30 Relaxing model assumptions -- 31 Analysis of clustered data -- 32 Systematic reviews and meta-analysis -- 33 Bayesian statistics -- Part F: Study design, analysis and interpretation -- 34 Linking analysis to study design: summary of methods -- 35 Calculation of required sample size.

36 Measurement error: assessment and implications -- 37 Measures of association and impact -- 38 Strategies for analysis -- Appendix: Statistical tables A1 Areas in tail of the standard normal distribution -- A2 Percentage points of the standard normal distribution -- A3 Percentage points of the t distribution -- A4 Two-sided P-values for the t distribution, according to the value of the test statistic -- A5 Percentage points of the χ2 distribution -- A6 Probits -- A7 Critical values for the Wilcoxon matched pairs signed rank test -- A8 Critical ranges for the Wilcoxon rank sum test -- A9 Random numbers -- Bibliography -- Index.

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