Content: <br>Chapter 1 Hypothesis Testing and Estimation (pages 1β18): <br>Chapter 2 Incidence and Prevalence Rates (pages 19β30): <br>Chapter 3 Comparing Proportions (pages 31β42): <br>Chapter 4 Relative Risk and Odds Ratio (pages 43β56): <br>Chapter 5 Clinical Trials (pages 57β68): <br>Chapter 6 C
Statistics Workbook for Evidence-based Health Care
β Scribed by Jennifer Peat, Belinda Barton, Elizabeth Elliott
- Year
- 2008
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 193
- Edition
- 1
- Category
- Library
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β¦ Synopsis
This concise, easy to understand and learner-friendly book invites the readers to actively particpate in the understanding of medical statistical concepts that are frequently used in health care research and evidence-based practice worldwide.Knowing that the best way to learn statistical concepts is to use them, the authors employ real examples and articles from health science literature, complete with the complexities that real life presents, in an approach that will help bring researchers and clinicians one step closer towards being statistical savvy and better able to critically read research literature and interpret the results.A practical hands-on workbook for individual or group exercisesTeaches how to understand statistical methods when reading journals, and how to use them in clinical researchEmphasizes the use of statistics in evidence-based researchRelevant for anyone needing to use statistics, this workbook is an ideal resource for all health care professionals and students, especially those learning and practising evidence-based medicine.
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