An Introduction to Medical Statistics

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Martin Bland (Professor of Health Statistics, Professor of Health Statistics, University of York)

An Introduction to Medical Statistics

Martin Bland (Professor of Health Statistics, Professor of Health Statistics, University of York)

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Oxford University Press
23 July 2015

Epidemiology & medical statistics; Probability & statistics

Now in its Fourth Edition, An Introduction to Medical Statistics continues to be a 'must-have' textbook for anyone who needs a clear logical guide to the subject. Written in an easy-to-understand style and packed with real life examples, the text clearly explains the statistical principles used in the medical literature.

Taking readers through the common statistical methods seen in published research and guidelines, the text focuses on how to interpret and analyse statistics for clinical practice.

Using extracts from real studies, the author illustrates how data can be employed correctly and incorrectly in medical research helping readers to evaluate the statistics they encounter and appropriately implement findings in clinical practice.

End of chapter exercises, case studies and multiple choice questions help readers to apply their learning and develop their own interpretative skills. This thoroughly revised edition includes new chapters on meta-analysis, missing data, and survival analysis.

By: Martin Bland (Professor of Health Statistics Professor of Health Statistics University of York)
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 4th Revised edition
Dimensions: Height: 246mm, Width: 189mm, Spine: 23mm
Weight: 868g
ISBN: 9780199589920
ISBN 10: 0199589925
Pages: 448
Publication Date: 23 July 2015
Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Primary , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

1: Introduction 2: The Design of Experiments 3: Sampling and observational studies 4: Summarizing data 5: Presenting data 6: Probability 7: The Normal distribution 8: Estimation 9: Significance tests 10: Comparing the means of small samples 11: Regression and correlation 12: Methods based on rank order 13: The analysis of cross-tabulations 14: Choosing the statistical method 15: Multifactorial methods 16: Time to event data 17: Meta-analysis 18: Determination of sample size 19: Missing data 20: Clinical measurement 21: Mortality statistics and population structure 22: The Bayesian approach 23: Appendix A Suggested answers to exercises

J. Martin Bland, Professor of Health Statistics, Department of Health Sciences, University of York, UK

Reviews for An Introduction to Medical Statistics

`Review from previous edition The coverage may not be very different from that of other introductory texts, but in my view the style and content are, and they alone make this text one of the best of its kind. The approach is very data driven, and the use of real data makes this even more appealing...this is an excellent book -- in my view it should be the first choice for any student wanting a serious introduction to the practice of medical statistics. ' The Statistician `If you want to understand some of the statistical ideas important to medicine but fear being overwhelmed by mathematics you will welcome An Introduction to Medical Statistics.' British Medical Journal `At last I have a book on medical statistics that I can safely recommend to my students!...One of the pleasures of the book is that it contains real data.' Journal of the Royal Statistical Society `It is a book which I think anyone teaching an introductory course in medical statistics should seriously consider as the main text.' Statistics in Medicine