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Author:   Aviva Petrie (Eastman Dental Institute, University of London) ,  Caroline Sabin (University College London)
Publisher:   John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Imprint:   Wiley-Blackwell
Dimensions:   Width: 22.10cm , Height: 0.70cm , Length: 27.70cm
Weight:   0.367kg
ISBN:  

9780470658482

ISBN 10:   0470658487
Pages:   128
Publication Date:   29 January 2013
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Professional & Vocational ,  Undergraduate
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction 6 Part 1: Multiple-choice questions 8 Handling data 8 Sampling and estimation 10 Study design 11 Hypothesis testing 13 Basic techniques for analysing data 13 Additional techniques 20 Part 2: Structured questions 24 Part 3: Critical appraisal 44 Randomised controlled trial: template 44 Randomised controlled trial: Paper 1 46 Observational study: template 51 Observational study: Paper 2 53 Part 4: Data analysis 61 Dataset 1 analysed by Stata v11 (StataCorp LP, Texas, USA) 61 Dataset 2 analysed using IBM SPSS Statistics v20 70 Part 5: Solutions 76 Solutions to multiple-choice questions 76 Model answers for structured questions 93 Randomised controlled trial: critical appraisal of Paper 1 109 Observational study: critical appraisal of Paper 2 113 Appendices 117 Appendix I: list of multiple-choice questions with relevant chapter numbers from Medical Statistics at a Glance (3rd edn) and associated topics 117 Appendix II: list of structured questions with relevant chapter numbers from Medical Statistics at a Glance (3rd edn) and associated topics 119 Appendix III: chapter numbers from Medical Statistics at a Glance (3rd edn) with relevant multiple-choice questions and structured questions 120

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Great workbook that compliments the respectivetextbook. Excercises are practical, short to the point. Goodbook of helping to understand the underlying concepts.(Anthony Murray, Faculty of Health & Science,University of Cumbria)

Great workbook that compliments the respective textbook. Excercises are practical, short to the point. Good book of helping to understand the underlying concepts. (Anthony Murray, Faculty of Health & Science, University of Cumbria)

<p>Great workbook that compliments the respective textbook. Excercises are practical, short to the point. Good book of helping to understand the underlying concepts. (Anthony Murray, Faculty of Health & Science, University of Cumbria)

Author Information

Aviva Petrie is Head of Biostatistics Unit and Senior Lecturer, Eastman Dental Institute, University College London; Honorary Lecturer in Medical Statistics, Medical Statistics Unit, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine Caroline Sabin is Professor of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, Research Department of Infection and Population Health, Division of Population Health, University College London, Royal Free Campus

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