{"product_id":"medical-uses-of-statistics-hardback-9780470439524","title":"Medical Uses of Statistics (Hardback) 9780470439524","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMedical Uses of Statistics\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJohn C. Bailar (Edited by), JC Bailar (Author), David C. Hoaglin (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780470439524, Wiley\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 30 July 2009\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e528 pages, Photos: 5 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color; Tables: 100 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color; Graphs: 35 B\u0026amp;W, 0 Color\u003cbr\u003e24.1 x 16.1 x 2.9 cm, 0.857 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Medical Uses of Statistics, 3rd Edition\" presents the concepts of medical statistics across a broad range of topics with a practical perspective, a moderate level of detail, and a minimal number of formulae... The text is clearly written in a consistent style.\" (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Clinical Research Best Practices\u003c\/i\u003e, November 2010)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA new edition of the classic guide to the use of statistics in medicine, featuring examples from articles in the \u003ci\u003eNew England Journal of Medicine\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMedical Uses of Statistics\u003c\/i\u003e has served as one of the most influential works on the subject for physicians, physicians-in-training, and a myriad of healthcare experts who need a clear idea of the proper application of statistical techniques in clinical studies as well as the implications of their interpretation for clinical practice. This \u003ci\u003eThird Edition\u003c\/i\u003e maintains the focus on the critical ideas, rather than the mechanics, to give practitioners and students the resources they need to understand the statistical methods they encounter in modern medical literature.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBringing together contributions from more than two dozen distinguished statisticians and medical doctors, this volume stresses the underlying concepts in areas such as randomized trials, survival analysis, genetics, linear regression, meta-analysis, and risk analysis. The \u003ci\u003eThird Edition\u003c\/i\u003e includes:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eNumerous examples based on studies taken directly from the pages of the \u003ci\u003e\u003cb\u003eNew England Journal of Medicine\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTwo added chapters on statistics in genetics\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eTwo new chapters on the application of statistical methods to studies in epidemiology\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eNew chapters on analyses of randomized trials, linear regression, categorical data analysis, meta-analysis, subgroup analyses, and risk analysis\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eUpdated chapters on statistical thinking, crossover designs, p-values, survival analysis, and reporting research results\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eA focus on helping readers to critically interpret published results of clinical research\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eMedical Uses of Statistics\u003c\/i\u003e, Third Edition is a valuable resource for researchers and physicians working in any health-related field. It is also an excellent supplemental book for courses on medicine, biostatistics, and clinical research at the upper-undergraduate and graduate levels.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eYou can also visit the \u003cb\u003eNew England Journal of Medicine website\u003c\/b\u003e for related information.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eContributors.  \u003cp\u003ePreface.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the Second Edition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePreface to the First Edition.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAcknowledgments.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOrigins of Chapters.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntroduction.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION I: BROAD CONCEPTS AND ANALYTIC TECHNIQUES.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 1 Statistical Concepts Fundamental to Investigations (\u003ci\u003eLincoln E. Moses\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 2 Some Uses of Statistical Thinking (\u003ci\u003eJohn C. Bailar III\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 3 Use of Statistical Analysis in the New England Journal of Medicine (\u003ci\u003eShilpi Agarwal, Graham A. Colditz, and John D. Emerson\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION II: DESIGN.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 4 Randomized Trials and Other Parallel Comparisons of Treatment (\u003ci\u003eNancy E. Mayo\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 5 Crossover and Self-Controlled Designs in Clinical Research (\u003ci\u003eJohn C. Bailar III, Thomas A. Louis, Philip W. Lavori, and Marcia Polansky\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 6 The Series of Consecutive Cases as a Device for Assessing Outcomes of Interventions \u003ci\u003e(Lincoln E. Moses\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 7 Biostatistics in Epidemiology: Design and Basic Analysis (\u003ci\u003eMark S. Goldberg\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION III: ANALYSIS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 8 \u003ci\u003ep\u003c\/i\u003e-Values (\u003ci\u003eJames H. Ware, Frederick Mosteller, Fernando Delgado, Christl Donnelly, and Joseph A. Ingelfinger\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 9 Understanding Analyses of Randomized Trials (\u003ci\u003eNancy E. Mayo\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 10 Linear Regression in Medical Research (\u003ci\u003ePaul J. Rathouz and Amita Rastogi\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 11 Statistical Analysis of Survival Data (\u003ci\u003eStephen W. Lagakos\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 12 Analysis of Categorical Data in Medical Studies (\u003ci\u003ePaul S. Albert\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 13 Analyzing Data from Ordered Categories (\u003ci\u003eLincoln E. Moses, John D. Emerson, and Hossein Hosseini\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION IV: COMMUNICATING RESULTS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 14 Guidelines for Statistical Reporting in Articles for Medical Journals: Amplifications and Explanations (\u003ci\u003eJohn C. Bailar III and Frederick Mosteller\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 15 Reporting of Subgroup Analyses in Clinical Trials (\u003ci\u003eRui Wang, Stephen W. Lagakos, James H. Ware, David J. Hunter, and Jeffrey M. Drazen\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 16 Writing about Numbers (\u003ci\u003eFrederick Mosteller, Margaret Perkins, and Stephen Morrissey\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSECTION V: SPECIALIZED METHODS.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 17 Combining Results from Independent Studies: Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analysis in Clinical Research (\u003ci\u003eMichael A. Stoto\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 18 Biostatistics in Epidemiology: Advanced Methods of Regression Analysis (\u003ci\u003eMark S. Goldberg\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 19 Genetic Inference (\u003ci\u003eDan L. Nicolae, Thorsten Kurz, and Carole Ober\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 20 Identifying Disease Genes in Association Studies (\u003ci\u003eDan L. Nicolae, Thorsten Kurz, and Carole Ober\u003c\/i\u003e).\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eChapter 21 Risk Assessment (\u003ci\u003eA. 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