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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... selection and use of these methods. In addition, the group produced a series of articles on a wide range of statistical subjects, drawn from the insights gained during their survey of actual practice. All together, more than 30 papers ...
... selection and use of these methods. In addition, the group produced a series of articles on a wide range of statistical subjects, drawn from the insights gained during their survey of actual practice. All together, more than 30 papers ...
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... selecting topics, reorganizing and revising chapters to focus on the problems facing clinicians and medical investigators, and providing detailed critiques of each chapter to promote precision and ready comprehension. Marie McPherson ...
... selecting topics, reorganizing and revising chapters to focus on the problems facing clinicians and medical investigators, and providing detailed critiques of each chapter to promote precision and ready comprehension. Marie McPherson ...
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... selected groups of subjects for study, against the demands of external validity, where broad representation of potential future subjects may be important. In summary, induction is the process of reaching conclusions from one set of ...
... selected groups of subjects for study, against the demands of external validity, where broad representation of potential future subjects may be important. In summary, induction is the process of reaching conclusions from one set of ...
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... selected, how they were assigned to treatments, what treatments were applied, how outcomes were measured, or in what order these steps were taken. DerSimonian et al.8 reviewed reports of clinical trials published in four leading medical ...
... selected, how they were assigned to treatments, what treatments were applied, how outcomes were measured, or in what order these steps were taken. DerSimonian et al.8 reviewed reports of clinical trials published in four leading medical ...
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