Statistical evidence in medical trials : what do the data really tell us? / Stephen D. Simon.

Author
Simon, Stephen D. [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.
Description
xvii, 197 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

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    Series
    Oxford statistical science series [More in this series]
    Summary note
    Aimed at students and researchers in statistics and in the medical and health care sector as well as those who use and assess medical data, this work addresses common pitfalls in experimental design, focusing on the errors and misleading data that stem from flawed experiments and analytical methods in medical research.
    Bibliographic references
    Includes bibliographical references (p. [177]-192) and index.
    Contents
    • Apples or oranges?
    • selection of the control group
    • Who was left out? exclusions, refusals, and drop-outs
    • Mountain or molehill? the clinical importance of the results
    • What do the other witnesses say? corroborating vidence
    • Do the pieces fit together? systematic overviews and meta-analysis
    • What do all these numbers mean?
    • Where is the evidence? searching for information.
    ISBN
    • 9780198567608 ((alk. paper))
    • 019856760X ((alk. paper))
    • 9780198567615 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    • 0198567618 ((pbk. ; : alk. paper))
    LCCN
    2006281909
    OCLC
    61424800
    International Article Number
    • 9780198567608
    • 9780198567615
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