Basic Statistics and Epidemiology: A Practical Guide, 3rd Edition - Softcover

Stewart, Antony

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1846194113 ISBN 13: 9781846194115

Publisher: CRC Press, 2010

Synopsis

Winner, Basis of Medicine category of the BMA Medical Book Awards 2011

This straightforward primer in basic statistics emphasizes its practical use in epidemiology and public health, providing understanding of essential topics such as study design, data analysis and statistical methods used in the execution of medical research. This new edition is substantially revised and includes entirely new material on statistical power and sample size.

Clearly worded and assuming no prior knowledge, it gives full step-by-step guidance on performing statistical calculations. It contains numerous examples and exercises with detailed answers to help readers grasp the main points of these complex subjects with ease, providing doctors, nurses, health managers, researchers and students with a concise and practical guide.

About this title

About the Author

Professor in Public Health, Staffordshire University

Review

"Extremely well-written ... the clearest book I have read in relation to two of the most difficult disciplines to understand in research...an absolute essential text for all students and beginner researchers."
―BMA Medical Book Awards Programme

Praise for previous editions:

"A spectacular approach to writing a book of this nature. I have found it to be very useful in my day-to-day work activities ... It gives a detailed orientation for beginners and a great review for those wanting to look up a topic without the exhausting details."
―Jocelyn Murray, Epidemiologist, NASA

"This is probably the clearest and best presented statistics book I have read. I will definitely be keeping a copy on my bookshelf!"
―Clinical Oncology

"An excellent book - clear and well written, providing a really good basic grounding in both statistics and epidemiology."
―Nick Spencer, Professor of Child Health, Warwick University

Edition details

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Publication date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1846194113
• ISBN 13: 9781846194115
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 208