Easy Interpretation of Biostatistics
The Vital Link to Applying Evidence in Medical Decisions
By- Gail Dawson, MD, MS, FAAEP
Learn biostatistics the easy way. This outstanding resource presents the key concepts you need to understand biostatistics and how to apply them in clinical medicine. Easy-to-understand examples and analogies explain complex concepts, and practical applications provide you with real tools for use in daily practice. The books organization is intuitive, so that concepts build upon one another, maximizing understanding. This book will give you the confidence to appraise the existing literature - and the vocabulary you need to discuss it.
Audience
All US Medical Students; Potential for Residents, some Primary Care Physicians, PAs, NPs
Paperback, 208 Pages
Published: May 2008
Imprint: Saunders
ISBN: 978-1-4160-3142-0
Contents
- PART I Learning the Basics
Introduction to Part I
1. Measures of Disease
2. Mathematical Principles
3. Populations
4. Samples
5. Invariably Variables
6. Outcomes
7. Probability
8. Distributions
9. The Normal Distribution
PART II Understanding Inference
Introduction to Part II
10. Hypothesis Testing
11. The Probability Connection
12. Types of Statistical Tests
13. Properties of Confidence Intervals
14. Power
15. Bias
16. Ethics in Medical Research
17. Types of Research Studies
18. Evaluating the Evidence
PART III Common Applications
Introduction to Part III
19. Measures of Effect
20. Economic Analysis
21. Assessment of Tests
Afterword
Appendices
A Flowchart of Types of Statistical Tests
B Simplified Flowchart of Types of Statistical Tests
C Values of Normal Distribution
Index
