Medical Statistics: A Commonsense Approach

Provides busy medical students, nurses and doctors with a concise explanation of the underlying principles in medical statistics, yet keeps techniques in the background.

'The book has several excellent features: it is written by statisticians, is ... well presented, is well referenced ... and it is short.' The Lancet

'Many statisticians are concerned at the generally poor standard of statistics in papers published in medical journals. Perhaps this could be remedied if more research workers would spare a few hour to read through Campbell and Machin's book.' British Medical Journal

Over 20 000 copies sold! This best seller in medical statistics has been updated and expanded to take into account recent developments and trends in the way statistics is taught and used in medicine and has new sections on summarising qualitative data including measures such as number needed to treat, logistic regression, quasi-experimental studies, and cluster randomised trials. Written by two experts with wide teaching and consulting experience, Medical Statistics: A Commonsense Approach is designed for medical students and nurses, but will also be invaluable to practising doctors wishing to remind themselves of the essentials of statistical design and interpretation.