Statistical Remedies for Medical Researchers

This book illustrates numerous statistical practices that are commonly used by medical researchers, but which have severe flaws that may not be obvious. For each example, it provides one or more alternative statistical methods that avoid misleading or incorrect inferences being made. The technical l...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thall, Peter F.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer International Publishing 2020, 2020
Edition:1st ed. 2020
Series:Springer Series in Pharmaceutical Statistics
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Summary:This book illustrates numerous statistical practices that are commonly used by medical researchers, but which have severe flaws that may not be obvious. For each example, it provides one or more alternative statistical methods that avoid misleading or incorrect inferences being made. The technical level is kept to a minimum to make the book accessible to non-statisticians. At the same time, since many of the examples describe methods used routinely by medical statisticians with formal statistical training, the book appeals to a broad readership in the medical research community
Physical Description:XI, 291 p. 42 illus., 12 illus. in color online resource
ISBN:9783030437145