Table of Contents

Preface.Handling data.1. Types of data.2. Data entry.3. Error checking and outliers.4. Displaying data graphically.5. Describing data (1) - the 'average'.6. Describing data (2) - the 'spread'.7. Theoretical distributions (1) - the Normal distribution.8. Theoretical distributions (2) - other distributions.9. Transformations.Sampling and estimation.10. Sampling and sampling distributions.11. Confidence Intervals.Study design.12. Study design I.13. Study design II.14. Clinical trials.15. Cohort studies.16. Case-control studies.Hypothesis testing.17. Hypothesis testing.18. Errors in hypothesis testing.Basic techniques for analysing dataNumerical data.19. A single group.20. Two related groups.21. Two unrelated groups.22. More than two groupsCategorical data.23. A single proportion.24. Two proportions.25. More than two categoriesRegression and correlation.26. Correlation.27. The theory of linear regression.28. Performing a linear regression analysis.29. Multiple linear regression analysis.30. Binary outcomes and logistic regression31. Rates and Poisson regression.32. Generalized linear models.33. Explanatory variables in statistical models.34. Issues in statistical modelling .Important considerations.35. Checking assumptions.36. Sample size calculations.37. Presenting results.Additional topics.38. Diagnostic tools.39. Assessing agreement.40. Evidence-based medicine.41. Methods for clustered data.42. Regression methods clustered data.43. Systematic reviews and meta-analysis.44. Survival analysis.45. Bayesian methods.Appendices.A. Statistical tables.B. Altman's nomogram for sample size calculations.C. Typical computer output.D. Glossary of terms.Index

About the Author

Professor Aviva Petrie, Eastman Dental Institute, University College London Professor Caroline Sabin, Department of Primary Care and Population Sciences, Royal Free Hospital, London

Reviews

Published Reviews of the 2nd Edition "...I unreservedly recommend this book to all medical students, especially those that dislike reading reams of text. This is one book that will not sit on your shelf collecting dust once you have graduated and will also function as a reference book." 4th Year Medical Student. Barts and the London Chronicle, Spring 2003, vol.5, issue 1