Medical Uses of StatisticsJohn C. Bailar III, Frederick Mosteller CRC Press, 2019 M05 20 - 480 pages This work explains the purpose of statistical methods in medical studies and analyzes the statistical techniques used by clinical investigators, with special emphasis on studies published in "The New England Journal of Medicine". It clarifies fundamental concepts of statistical design and analysis, and facilitates the understanding of research results. |
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... less than eight hours, after a heart attack; this control group would be treated with current standard therapy. An infinite supply of data gathered in this way could at best resolve whether it was better to receive the new therapy ...
... less than eight hours, after a heart attack; this control group would be treated with current standard therapy. An infinite supply of data gathered in this way could at best resolve whether it was better to receive the new therapy ...
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... less direct, dependent on ad hoc assumptions, and altogether less reliable. The Health Interview Survey of the National Center for Health Statistics exemplifies probabilistic reasoning from a finite sample (of about 40,000 households ...
... less direct, dependent on ad hoc assumptions, and altogether less reliable. The Health Interview Survey of the National Center for Health Statistics exemplifies probabilistic reasoning from a finite sample (of about 40,000 households ...
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