Statistics with Confidence: Confidence Intervals and Statistical Guidelines, 2nd Edition - Softcover

 
9780727913753: Statistics with Confidence: Confidence Intervals and Statistical Guidelines, 2nd Edition
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0727913751 ISBN 13: 9780727913753
Publisher: BMJ Books, 2000

Synopsis

This highly popular introduction to confidence intervals has been thoroughly updated and expanded. It includes methods for using confidence intervals, with illustrative worked examples and extensive guidelines and checklists to help the novice.

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About the Author

Douglas Altman FMedSci was an English statistician best known for his work on improving the reliability and reporting of medical research and for highly cited papers on statistical methodology. David Machin is Professor of Media and Communication at örebro University, Sweden. He has published numerous books and journal papers mostly drawing on linguistic methods.

From the Back Cover

Statistics with Confidence is a widely acclaimed classic introduction to confidence intervals. The second edition, with contributions from leading medical statisticians, has been thoroughly revised and expanded.

New chapters include:

  • diagnostic studies.
  • clinical trials and meta analyses.
  • confidence intervals and sample sizes.

The Windows computer software (CIA) in the accompanying disk enables confidence intervals to be calculated using the methods described in the book. This comprehensive collection of methods includes some that are not readily available elsewhere.

Featuring methods for using confidence intervals, illustrative worked examples and helpful checklists this is a truly practical guide for clinical readers to a fundamental aspect of medical statistics.

From the Inside Flap

Statistics with Confidence is a widely acclaimed classic introduction to confidence intervals. The second edition, with contributions from leading medical statisticians, has been thoroughly revised and expanded.

New chapters include:

  • diagnostic studies.
  • clinical trials and meta analyses.
  • confidence intervals and sample sizes.

The Windows computer software (CIA) in the accompanying disk enables confidence intervals to be calculated using the methods described in the book. This comprehensive collection of methods includes some that are not readily available elsewhere.

Featuring methods for using confidence intervals, illustrative worked examples and helpful checklists this is a truly practical guide for clinical readers to a fundamental aspect of medical statistics.

"About this title" may belong to another edition of this title.

Publisher
BMJ Books
Publication date
2000
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0727913751
ISBN 13 
9780727913753
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
2
Number of pages
254
Editor
Altman Douglas