| Description |
xx, 322 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm |
| Contents |
Basic concepts -- Tests of significance -- Fisher's test for 2 x 2 contingency tables -- Approximate significance tests for contingency tables -- Some warnings concerning 2 x 2 tables -- Kaplan-Meier or 'actuarial' survival curves -- The log-rank or Mantel-Haenszel test for the comparison of survival curves -- |
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An introduction to the normal distribution -- Analyzing normally distributed data -- Linear regression models for medical data -- Binary logistic regression -- Regression models for count data -- Proportional hazards regression -- The analysis of longitudinal data -- |
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Analysis of variance -- Data analysis -- The question of sample size -- The design of clinical trials -- Further comments regarding clinical trials -- Meta-analysis -- Epidemiological applications -- Diagnostic tests -- Agreement and reliability |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Subject |
Medical statistics.
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Biometry -- methods.
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| Genre/Form |
Statistics.
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| Author |
Farewell, Vernon T.
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| LC no. |
2006100514 |
| ISBN |
9783805581899 hardcover : cover alkaline paper |
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3805581890 hardcover : cover alkaline paper |
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