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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... statistics. 2. Clinical medicine — Research — Statistical methods. I. Bailar, John C. (John Christian), 1932-. Mosteller, Frederick, 1916-. III. New England Journal of Medicine. (DNLM: 1. Research — methods — collected works. 2. Statistics ...
... statistics. 2. Clinical medicine — Research — Statistical methods. I. Bailar, John C. (John Christian), 1932-. Mosteller, Frederick, 1916-. III. New England Journal of Medicine. (DNLM: 1. Research — methods — collected works. 2. Statistics ...
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John C. Bailar III, Frederick Mosteller. Chapter 14 Statistical Analysis of Survival Data Stephen Lagakos 281 Chapter ... Methods in Clinical Trials Rebecca DerSimonian, L. Joseph Charette, Bucknam McPeek, and Frederick Mosteller 333 ...
John C. Bailar III, Frederick Mosteller. Chapter 14 Statistical Analysis of Survival Data Stephen Lagakos 281 Chapter ... Methods in Clinical Trials Rebecca DerSimonian, L. Joseph Charette, Bucknam McPeek, and Frederick Mosteller 333 ...
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... statistical design and analysis. This book is the fruit of an idea that ... statistical techniques were being applied in current clinical studies, my ... methods were actually being used. We also asked them to tell us whether the ...
... statistical design and analysis. This book is the fruit of an idea that ... statistical techniques were being applied in current clinical studies, my ... methods were actually being used. We also asked them to tell us whether the ...
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... statistical methods, as revealed mostly in the pages of the Journal It tells readers what they need to know to understand those methods, and it points out ways in which medical writers can make their reporting of methods and results ...
... statistical methods, as revealed mostly in the pages of the Journal It tells readers what they need to know to understand those methods, and it points out ways in which medical writers can make their reporting of methods and results ...
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... statistical concepts, methods, and techniques. Like other fields, statistics advances rapidly, and even those with strong previous training may wish to freshen their information. Although readers can find review and didactic papers on ...
... statistical concepts, methods, and techniques. Like other fields, statistics advances rapidly, and even those with strong previous training may wish to freshen their information. Although readers can find review and didactic papers on ...
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