Basic & Clinical Biostatistics (LANGE Basic Science)

Theidealwaytodevelopsoundjudgmentaboutdataapplicabletoclinicalcare.Thisbookisthefirstchoiceofstudents,educators,andpractitioners.Itisathorough,meaningful,andinterestingpresentationofbiostatistics.Ithelpsstudentsbecomeinformedusersandconsumersofbiostatistics."...Readersmay'learn'andthen'do'immediately...Ilearnedalotfromthisbook."-OnlinereviewoftheThirdEdition.Learntoevaluateandapplystatisticsinmedicine,medicalresearch,andallhealth-relatedfields.Itplacesemphasisonthebasicsofbiostatisticsandepidemiologyandtheclinicalapplicationsinevidence-basedmedicineanddecision-makingmethods.Itincludesanewchapteronsurveyresearch.Itprovidesanexpandeddiscussionoflogisticregression,theCoxmodel,andothermultivariatestatisticalmethods.KeyConceptsineachchapterpinpointessentialinformation.PresentingProblemsdrawnfromstudiesinthemedicalliteraturethatillustratethevariousstatisticalmethods.ItincludesaCD-ROMwithNCSSstatisticalsoftware,procedures,anddatasetsfromthepresentingproblems.Itcontainsend-of-chapterexercisesandamultiple-choicefinalpracticeexam.