Matthews, David E.,  1948- <br/><br/>
Using and understanding medical statistics / 
David E. Matthews, Vernon T. Farewell. 
 - 4th, completely rev. and enl. ed. 
 - Basel ;  New York :  Karger,  c2007. 
 - xx, 322 p. :  ill. ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. [310]-313) and index. 
<br/><br/>An introduction to the normal distribution -- Analyzing normally distributed data -- Linear regression models for medical data -- Binary logistic regression -- Regression models for count data -- Proportional hazards regression -- The analysis o Analysis of variance -- Data analysis -- The question of sample size -- The design of clinical trials -- Further comments regarding clinical trials -- Meta-analysis -- Epidemiological applications -- Diagnostic tests -- Agreement and reliability Basic concepts -- Tests of significance -- Fisher's test for 2 x 2 contingency tables -- Approximate significance tests for contingency tables -- Some warnings concerning 2 x 2 tables -- Kaplan-Meier or 'actuarial' survival curves -- The log-ran 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>3805581890 (hard cover : alk. paper) 9783805581899 (hard cover : alk. paper) 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2006100514 
<br/><br/><label>Nat. Bib. Agency Control No.: </label>101294535  DNLM 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Medical statistics.<br/>Biometry--methods.<br/>Statistics.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>RA409  / .M37-2007 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>610.1/5195 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>2007 C-786 WA 950  / M438u 2007