Statistical Methods for Clinical Trials

Norleans, Mark X.

The logical basis of clinical studies and statistical methods; graphical data analysis; data analysis with summary measures; the analysis of variance; frequently debated issues in the analysis of clinical trial data; nonparametric analysis, analysis on a complex scale, analysis of longitudinal data and mixed linear models; survival analysis; the design of clinical study programmes; integration of clinical studies; the fiction behind the current statistics and its consequences; good clinical practice guidelines; data management in clinical research; appendices.