Essential Medical Statistics (eBook)

Betty R. Kirkwood and Jonathan A. C. Sterne are the authors of Essential Medical Statistics, 2nd Edition, published by Wiley.

Part A. Basics.

1. Using this book.

2. Defining the data.

3. Displaying the data.

Part B. Analysis of numerical outcomes.

4. Means, Standard Deviations and Standard Errors.

5. The Normal Distribution.

6. Confidence Interval for a Mean.

7. Comparison of two means: confidence intervals, hypothesis
tests and P-values.

8. Using P-values and confidence intervals to interpret the
results of statistical analyses.

9. Comparison of means from several groups: analysis of
variance.

10. Linear Regression and Correlation.

11. Multiple Regression.

12. Goodness of fit and regression diagnostics.

13. Transformations.

Part C. Analysis of binary outcomes.

14. Probability, risks and odds (of disease).

15. Proportions and the binomial distribution.

16. Comparing two proportions.

17. Chi-squared tests for 2 × 2 and larger contingency
tables.

18. Controlling for confounding: stratification.

19. Logistic regression: comparing two or more exposure
groups.

20. Logisitic regression: controlling for confounding and other
extensions.

21. Matched studies.

Part D. Longitudinal studies: Analysis of rates and survival
times.

22. Longitudinal studies, rates and the Poisson
distribution.

23. Comparing rates.

24. Poisson regression.

25. Standardisation.

26. Survival analysis: displaying and comparing survival
patterns.

27. Regression analysis of survival data.

Part E. Statistical modelling.

28. Likelihood.

29. Regression modelling.

30. Relaxing model assumptions.

31. Analysis of clustered data.

32. Systematic reviews and meta-analysis.

33. Bayesian statistics.

Part F. Study design, analysis and interpretation.

34. Linking analysis to study design: summary of methods.

35. Calculation of Required Sample Size.

36. Measurement error: assessment and implications.

37. Measures of association and impact.

38. Strategies for analysis.

APPENDIX: Statistical Tables.

Bibliography

"This book is the statistics book of choice for anyone wanting a
proper appreciation of the use and application of statistics in
health care. I highly recommend this book." (Journal of Renal
Nursing, 6 November 2011)

the breadth of coverage of the book is excellent ... a rather
different approach to teaching medical statistics."

Statistics in Medicine

"The most readable book that I have yet discovered in the
topic"

Community Health Studies

"This book is statistically correct. That is enough to
distinguish it from most of its competitors."

British Medical Journal



Published Reviews of the 2th Edition

"One word which definitely describes this book is
"comprehensive". Anything you ever wanted to know about medical
statistics is covered in immense detail."

4th Year Medical Student

Liverpool Medical School

Sphincter, December 2003

"This is a comprehensive book that includes an impressive range
of topics often omitted from books aimed at non-statisticians.

...a resource that makes it easy for a beginner to comprehend a
wide range of statistical concepts and tools. Essential Medical
Statistics fills an important niche by providing practical
information on a comprehensive scope of modern statistical methods
and, at the same time, communicating on the same wavelengths as
physicians and other nonstatisticians."

Teaching of Statistics in the Health Sciences, Section of the
American Statistical Association, Spring 2004

"The book is laid out in a logical fashion and includes all of
the tables you need to find p-values once you have performed a
test. It covers simple statistical methods, such as how to
calculate the mean and standard deviation, progressing to linear
and multiple regression, Poisson regression and measures of impact
and association.

...I would recommend using it to anyone who is still struggling
with statistics."

North Wing, Sheffield Medics Magazine, Winter 2004

"The book is generally well laid out, the indexing is well
structured and a comprehensive bibliography is provided. The topics
are easy to locate and include practical examples. These attributes
make it a useful text for both consulting and teaching
purposes."

Statistics in Medicine, Vol 24, Number 5, March 2005