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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John C. Bailar III, Frederick Mosteller. CONTENTS Contributing Authors xii Preface XV Preface to the First Edition xvi Acknowledgments xix Origins of Chapters XX Introduction xxiii SECTION I BROAD CONCEPTS AND ANALYTIC TECHNIQUES Chapter ...
John C. Bailar III, Frederick Mosteller. CONTENTS Contributing Authors xii Preface XV Preface to the First Edition xvi Acknowledgments xix Origins of Chapters XX Introduction xxiii SECTION I BROAD CONCEPTS AND ANALYTIC TECHNIQUES Chapter ...
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... of Randomized Control Trials : An Update of the Quality and Methodology Henry S. Sacks , Jayne Berrier , Dinah Reitman , Daniel Pagano , and Thomas C. Chalmers 427 INDEX CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS John C. Bailar III , M.D. , Ph.D. 445 Contents ...
... of Randomized Control Trials : An Update of the Quality and Methodology Henry S. Sacks , Jayne Berrier , Dinah Reitman , Daniel Pagano , and Thomas C. Chalmers 427 INDEX CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS John C. Bailar III , M.D. , Ph.D. 445 Contents ...
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John C. Bailar III, Frederick Mosteller. CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS John C. Bailar III , M.D. , Ph.D. , Department of Epidemiology and Biostatis- tics , Faculty of Medicine , McGill University , and U.S. Office of Disease Prevention and ...
John C. Bailar III, Frederick Mosteller. CONTRIBUTING AUTHORS John C. Bailar III , M.D. , Ph.D. , Department of Epidemiology and Biostatis- tics , Faculty of Medicine , McGill University , and U.S. Office of Disease Prevention and ...
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... of Public Health , Harvard University Daniel Zelterman , Ph.D. , Division of Biostatistics , School of Public Health , University of Minnesota Preface The first edition of this book , published over Contributing Authors xiii.
... of Public Health , Harvard University Daniel Zelterman , Ph.D. , Division of Biostatistics , School of Public Health , University of Minnesota Preface The first edition of this book , published over Contributing Authors xiii.
Contents
Chapter | 5 |
Chapter 2 | 26 |
The Series of Consecutive Cases as a Device for Assessing | 125 |
Chapter 9 | 159 |
Chapter 10 | 181 |
Chapter 11 | 199 |
Chapter 12 | 233 |
Chapter 13 | 259 |
Chapter 15 | 293 |
Chapter 16 | 330 |
Chapter 18 | 349 |
The Importance of Beta the Type II Error and Sample Size in | 357 |
Chapter 21 | 394 |
Chapter 23 | 422 |
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