Main description:

This book deals with statistics in medicine in a simple way. The text is supported by abundant examples from medical data. This book aims to explain and simplify the process of data presentation. Further aspects addressed include how to design and conduct clinical trials, and how to write journal articles.

Contents:

Introduction.- Understanding Biostatistics, Probability and Tests of Significance.- Understanding Basic Statistical Terms.- Chi Square Test.- Student's T Test.- Fisher's Test.- Other Commonly Used Concepts.- Designing a Study or Clinical Trial.- General considerations.- Collection and Compilation of Data.- Data analysis and inference.- Presentation of data and Results.- Evidence Based Medicine.- Writing an Article for Journals.