Medical Statistics from Scratch: An Introduction for Health Professionals

Medical Statistics from Scratch: An Introduction for Health Professionals

<p>Correctly understanding and using medical statistics is a key skill for all medical students and health professionals.<br /> <br /> In an informal and friendly style, <i>Medical Statistics from Scratch</i> provides a practical foundation for everyone whose first interest is probably not medical statistics. Keeping the level of mathematics to a minimum, it clearly illustrates statistical concepts and practice with numerous real world examples and cases drawn from current medical literature.<br /> <br /> This fully revised and updated third edition includes new material on: </p> <ul> <li>missing data, random allocation and concealment of data</li> <li>intra-class correlation coefficient</li> <li>effect modification and interaction</li> <li>diagnostic testing and the ROC curve</li> <li>standardisation</li> </ul> <p><i>Medical Statistics from Scratch</i> is an ideal learning partner for all medical students and health professionals needing an accessible introduction, or a friendly refresher, to the fundamentals of medical statistics.</p>