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The acclaimed user-friendly introduction to biostatistics and epidemiology in clinical medicine
Basic & Clinical Biostatistics, Fifth Edition has been updated throughout to deliver a comprehensive, timely introduction to biostatistics and epidemiology as applied to medicine, clinical practice, and research.
The book features "Presenting Problems" (case studies) drawn from studies published in the medical literature, end-of-chapter exercises, and a reorganization of content to reflect the way investigators ask research questions. To facilitate learning chapters contain a set of key concepts to orient the reader to the important ideas discussed in the chapter. An icon will be displayed above key points in the chapter where the concept is discussed.
Features:
*Key components include a chapter on survey research and expanded discussion of logistic regression, the Cox model, and other multivariate statistical methods*Extensive examples illustrate statistical methods and design issues *Updated examples and software references *Expanded coverage of data visualization, including content on visual perception and discussion of tools such as Tableau, Qlik and MS Power BI*New chapter consolidates all sections on Sampling into one*New material on registries (cancer, etc.) *Updated content, examples, and data sets throughout.

Contents:

Chapter 1. Introduction to Medical Research

Chapter 2. Study Designs in Medical Research

Chapter 3. Summarizing Data & PresentingData in Tables & Graphs

Chapter 4. Probability & Related Topicsfor Making Inferences About Data

Chapter 5. Research Questions About One Group

Chapter 6. Research Questions About TwoSeparate or Independent Groups

Chapter 7. Research Questions About Means inThree or More Groups

Chapter 8. Research Questions AboutRelationships among Variables

Chapter 9. Analyzing Research Questions AboutSurvival

Chapter 10. Statistical Methods for MultipleVariables

Chapter 11. Survey Research

Chapter 12. Methods of Evidence-Based Medicineand Decision Analysis

Chapter 13. Reading the Medical Literature

Appendix A: Tables

Appendix B: Answers to Exercises

Appendix C: Flowcharts for Relating ResearchQuestions to Statistical Methods

Glossary

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