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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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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