Statistics at square one /
By: Swinscow, T. D. V. (Thomas Douglas Victor).
Contributor(s): Campbell, Michael J. (Michael Joseph).
Publisher: London : BMJ, 2002, (2008)Edition: 10th ed.Description: viii, 158 p. : ill. ; 22 cm.Content type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 0727915525; 9780727915528:; 9780727915528.Subject(s): Medical statisticsDDC classification: 519.502461Item type | Current library | Call number | Copy number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
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Standard Loan | ATU Sligo Yeats Library Main Lending Collection | 519.502461 SWI (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | 1 | Available | 0068899 |
Michael Campbell revised this edition.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
1 Data display and summary -- 2 Summary statistics for quantitative and binary data -- 3 Populations and samples -- 4 Statements of probability and confidence intervals -- 5 Differences between means: type I and type II errors and power -- 6 Confidence intervals for summary statistics of binary data -- 7 The t tests -- 8 The X² tests -- 9 Exact probability test -- 11 Correlation and regression -- 12 Survival analysis -- 13 Study design and choosing a statistical test -- Answers to exercises -- Appendix Index.
Each chapter in this new edition has a section on reading and reporting statistics, and self-testing at the end of each section makes this an ideal learning tool.