Basic & Clinical Biostatistics Book plus CDROM

INTRODUCTION

A comprehensive user-friendly introduction to biostatistics and epidemiology applied to medicine, clinical practice, and research. Features 'Presenting Problems' (case studies) drawn from studies published in the medical literature, end-of-chapter, and a CD-ROM with data sets and statistical software programs.

CONTENTS

1. Introduction to Medical Research
2. Study Designs in Medical Research
3. Summarizing Data & Presenting Data in Tables and Graphs
4. Probability & Related Topics for Making Inferences About Data
5. Research Questions about One Group
6. Research Questions about Two Separate or Independent Groups
7. Research Questions about Means in Three or More Groups
8. Research Questions about Relationships among Variables
9. Analyzing Research Questions about Survival
10. Statistical Methods for Multiple Variables
11. Survey Research
12. Methods of Evidence-Based Medicine & Decision Analysis
13. Reading the Medical Literature
Appendix A: Tables
Appendix B: Answers to Exercises
Appendix C: Flowcharts
Glossary