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Author Feinstein, Alvan R., 1925-2001.

Title Principles of medical statistics / Alvan R. Feinstein
Published Boca Raton, FL : Chapman & Hall/CRC, ©2002

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Description 1 online resource (701 pages) : illustrations
Contents Chapter 1 Introduction -- chapter 2 Formation, Expression, and Coding of Data -- chapter 3 Central Index of a Group -- chapter 4 Indexes of Inner Location -- chapter 5 Inner Zones and Spreads -- chapter 6 Probabilities and Standardized Indexes -- chapter 7 Confidence Intervals and Stability:Means and Medians -- chapter 8 Confidence Intervals and Stability:Binary Proportions -- chapter 9 Communication and Display of Univariate Data -- chapter 10 Quantitative Contrasts:The Magnitude of Distinctions -- chapter 11 Testing Stochastic Hypotheses -- chapter 12 Permutation Rearrangements:Fisher Exact and Pitman–Welch Tests -- chapter 13 Parametric Sampling: Z and t Tests -- chapter 14 Chi-Square Test and Evaluationof Two Proportions -- chapter 15 Non-Parametric Rank Tests -- chapter 16 Interpretations and Displays for Two-Group Contrasts -- chapter 17 Special Arrangements for Rates and Proportions -- chapter 18 Principles of Associations -- chapter 19 Evaluating Trends -- chapter 20 Evaluating Concordances -- chapter 21 Evaluating “Conformity” and Marker Tests -- chapter 22 Survival and Longitudinal Analysis -- chapter 23 Alternative Hypotheses and Statistical “Power” -- chapter 24 Testing for “Equivalence” -- chapter 25 Multiple Stochastic Testing -- chapter 26 Stratifications, Matchings, and “Adjustments” -- chapter 27 Indexes of Categorical Association -- chapter 28 Non-Targeted Analyses -- chapter 29 Analysis of Variance
Summary A textbook for biomedical students that encourages them to think about data and statistical procedures rather than merely to learn the simplest and quickest techniques. It describes many new methods and approaches that have become possible because of developments in statistical strategy for both analytic description and inferential decision. Answer
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 641-665) and index
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Subject Medical statistics -- Statistical methods
Statistics -- methods
Data Interpretation, Statistical
MEDICAL -- Biostatistics.
Statistiek.
Statistische methoden.
Geneeskunde.
Medicina (estatísticas e dados numéricos)
Estatística (métodos)
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2001001794
ISBN 1420035681
9781420035681
9780429115974
0429115970
Other Titles Medical statistics