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9780727913753

Statistics with Confidence Confidence Intervals and Statistical Guidelines

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  • ISBN13:

    9780727913753

  • ISBN10:

    0727913751

  • Edition: 2nd
  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 2000-04-07
  • Publisher: BMJ Books
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Summary

This highly popular introduction to confidence intervals has been thoroughly updated and expanded. It includes methods for using confidence intervals, with illustrative worked examples and extensive guidelines and checklists to help the novice.

Author Biography

Douglas Altman FMedSci was an English statistician best known for his work on improving the reliability and reporting of medical research and for highly cited papers on statistical methodology. David Machin is Professor of Media and Communication at örebro University, Sweden. He has published numerous books and journal papers mostly drawing on linguistic methods.

Table of Contents

Contributors viii
Source of contents ix
Introduction xi
Douglas G Altman
David Machin
Trevor N Bryant
PART I ESTIMATION AND CONFIDENCE INTERVALS
Estimating with confidence
3(3)
Martin J Gardner
Douglas G Altman
Confidence intervals in practice
6(9)
Douglas G Altman
Confidence intervals rather than P values
15(13)
Martin J Gardner
Douglas G Altman
Means and their differences
28(8)
Douglas G Altman
Martin J Gardner
Medians and their differences
36(9)
Michael J Campbell
Martin J Gardner
Proportions and their differences
45(12)
Robert G Newcombe
Douglas G Altman
Epidemiological studies
57(16)
Julie A Morris
Martin J Gardner
Regression and correlation
73(20)
Douglas G Altman
Martin J Gardner
Time to event studies
93(12)
David Machin
Martin J Gardner
Diagnostic tests
105(15)
Douglas G Altman
Clinical trials and meta-analyses
120(19)
Douglas G Altman
Confidence intervals and sample sizes
139(14)
Leslie E Daly
Special topics
153(18)
Michael J Campbell
Leslie E Daly
David Machin
PART II STATISTICAL GUIDELINES AND CHECKLISTS
Statistical guidelines for contributors to medical journals
171(20)
Douglas G Altman
Sheila M Gore
Martin J Gardner
Stuart J Pocock
Statistical checklists
191(14)
Martin J Gardner
David Machin
Michael J Campbell
Douglas G Altman
PART III NOTATION SOFTWARE, AND TABLES
Notation
205(3)
Douglas G Altman
Computer software for calculating confidence intervals (CIA)
208(6)
Trevor N Bryant
Tables for the calculation of confidence intervals
214(19)
Martin J Gardner
Index 233

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