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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... questions about a set of data before they can make a rational choice of analytic methods. Both chapters discuss the problems that commonly occur and the steps needed to take account of them. They are intended to help investigators to ...
... questions about a set of data before they can make a rational choice of analytic methods. Both chapters discuss the problems that commonly occur and the steps needed to take account of them. They are intended to help investigators to ...
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... questions. Chapter 22 (Combining Results) describes the various features of the research synthesis carried out by meta-analysts, illustrates the variety of methods used, and explains what a reader should be looking for in appraising a ...
... questions. Chapter 22 (Combining Results) describes the various features of the research synthesis carried out by meta-analysts, illustrates the variety of methods used, and explains what a reader should be looking for in appraising a ...
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... questions? How would we analyze that infinite-data set to explore and reveal its meaning? Could we change some ... question is sometimes labeled internal validity. A second question follows: If the data had been collected instead in a ...
... questions? How would we analyze that infinite-data set to explore and reveal its meaning? Could we change some ... question is sometimes labeled internal validity. A second question follows: If the data had been collected instead in a ...
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... question raises the issue sometimes labeled external validity. Internal validity is primarily a statistical issue ... questions about the patients, the treatments as actually applied, the outcomes, and how the outcomes were assessed ...
... question raises the issue sometimes labeled external validity. Internal validity is primarily a statistical issue ... questions about the patients, the treatments as actually applied, the outcomes, and how the outcomes were assessed ...
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... questions are more useful to consider than this: What could we learn from an unlimited amount of data obtained in the same way that we are planning to obtain ours in this study? Careful consideration of this question can lead to ...
... questions are more useful to consider than this: What could we learn from an unlimited amount of data obtained in the same way that we are planning to obtain ours in this study? Careful consideration of this question can lead to ...
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