Health Statistics & Demographics: Using Statistics

Basic & Clinical Biostatistics provides medical students, researchers, and practitioners with the knowledge needed to develop sound judgment about data applicable to clinical care.

The book presents the most important procedures for the analysis of data, from the calculation of simple proportions, to a variety of statistical tests, and the use of regression models for modeling of clinical outcomes. The level of mathematics is kept to a minimum to make the material easily accessible to the novice, and a multitude of illustrative cases are included in every chapter, drawn from the current research literature.

Holistic approach to understanding medical statistics This hands-on guide equips you with the statistical tools required for evidence-based clinical research. There are also checklists for critically appraising the literature and web links to useful internet sites.