Basic Statistics and Epidemiology: A Practical Guide

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Radcliffe Publishing, 2007 - 168 lappuses
Most healthcare professionals need to be able to read and understand clinical evidence, and make a judgement on what treatments are effective. To do this, they need a basic grounding in statistics and epidemiology. These are areas which many people find hard to understand, fear or find distinctly uncomfortable. However, readers of this book will find it stimulates their interest and helps them understand the basics quickly and simply. It provides every doctor, nurse, health manager, researcher and student with a concise, practical guide. This straightforward primer in basic statistics emphasises its practical use in epidemiology and public health, providing understanding of essential topics such as study design, data analysis and statistical methods used in the execution of medical research. This new Edition includes fresh sections on Correlation and Linear Regression, as well as brand new exercises reflecting current working life. Clearly worded and assuming no prior knowledge, it gives full step-by-step guidance on performing statistical calculations. Illustrated by numerous examples, and containing exercises with detailed answers, it will help readers grasp the main points of these complex subjects with ease.

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What are statistics?
1
Populations and samples
3
Random sampling
7
Presenting data
11
Frequencies percentages proportions and rates
15
Types of data
19
Mean median and mode
23
Centiles 27 29 33 35 39 43 47 51 57
27
Hypothesis tests and Pvalues
47
The ttest
51
Parametric and nonparametric tests
57
Correlation and regression
59
Chisquared test
73
Measuring disease frequency
87
Prevalence studies
103
Randomised controlled trials
119

Standard deviation
31
Standard error
33
Normal distribution
35
Condence intervals 13 Probability
43
Glossary of terms
133
Answers to exercises
149
Index
163
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