Practical biostatistics : a user-friendly approach for evidence-based medicine

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Suchmacher, Mendel (Author), Geller, Mauro (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Amsterdam Boston : Elsevier/Academic Press , 2012
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Study type determination
  • 2. Determination of association strength between an exposure factor and an event in observational studies
  • 3. Increasing accuracy in observational studies
  • 4. Investigator's hypothesis and expression of its corresponding outcome
  • 5. n estimation and n assessment of a published trial
  • 6. Organization of variables and endpoints
  • 7. Measures for results expression of a clinical trial
  • 8. Determination of normality or non-normality of data distribution
  • 9. Hypothesis testing
  • 10. Correlating sample data with the general population - 95% confidence interval
  • 11. Individual and collective benefit and risk indexes inferable from intervention studies
  • 12. statistical assessment of diagnostic tests for the clinic
  • 13. Systematic reviews and meta-analyses
  • 14. Correlation and regression
  • 15. Per protocol analysis and intention to treat analysis