Sale!

Basic Statistical Techniques for Medical and Other Professionals 1st Edition by David J Smith, Sam Samuel ISBN 9781003220138 1003220134

Name: Basic Statistical Techniques for Medical and Other Professionals 1st Edition by David J Smith, Sam Samuel ISBN 9781003220138 1003220134
SKU: EB-35237958
Availability: InStock

Original price was: $50.00.Current price is: $25.00.

Basic Statistical Techniques for Medical and Other Professionals: A Course in Statistics to Assist in Interpreting Numerical Data David J. Smith Digital Instant Download

Author(s): David J. Smith

ISBN(s): 9781003220138, 9781032114941, 9781032114958, 1003220134, 1032114940, 1032114959

Edition: 1st

File Details: PDF, 6.13 MB

Year: 2022

Language: English

SKU: EB-35237958 Category: Medicine - Others Tag: David J. Smith

Description

Basic Statistical Techniques for Medical and Other Professionals 1st Edition by David J Smith, Sam Samuel – Ebook PDF Instant Download/Delivery: 9781003220138 ,1003220134
Full download Basic Statistical Techniques for Medical and Other Professionals 1st Edition after payment

Product details:

ISBN 10: 1003220134
ISBN 13: 9781003220138
Author: David J Smith, Sam Samuel

We are bombarded with statistical data each and every day, and healthcare professionals are no exception. All sectors of healthcare rely on data provided by insurance companies, consultants, research firms, and government to help them make a host of decisions regarding the delivery of medical services. But while these health professionals rely on data, do they really make the best use of the information? Not if they fail to understand whether the assumptions behind the formulas generating the numbers make sense. Not if they don’t understand that the world of healthcare is flooded with inaccurate, misleading, and even dangerous statistics. The purpose of this book is to provide members of medical and other professions, including scientists and engineers, with a basic understanding of statistics and probability together with an explanation and worked examples of the techniques. It does not seek to confuse the reader with in-depth mathematics but provides basic methods for interpreting data and making inferences. The worked examples are medically based, but the principles apply to the analysis of any numerical data.

Basic Statistical Techniques for Medical and Other Professionals 1st Edition Table of contents:

1 Why One Needs Statistical Techniques

Variables and Attributes

Spread of a Variable

Correlation

Taking Samples

Very Large and Very Small Numbers

2 Probability and Its Rules

Empirical versus À Priori

Combining Probabilities

Mutually Exclusive Events

Conditional Probabilities

Given a Positive Test

Given a Negative Test

Comparison of the Two Outcomes

3 Dealing with Variables

Metrics

The Mean

The Standard Deviation (and Variance)

Grouped Data

A Range for Each Value

Making Inferences from the Mean and Standard Deviation

The Coefficient of Variation

Other Measures of Central Tendency (Types of Average)

Medians

Geometric Mean

4 Comparing Variables

Comparing the Standard Deviations

Comparing the Means

Double- and Single-Sided Inferences

5 Presenting Data and Establishing Trends

Visual Presentation of Data

Histograms

Graphs

Some Pitfalls

Supression

Extrapolation

Logarithmic Scales

Moving Averages

Control Charts

6 Dealing with Attributes

Binomial

Poisson

7 Testing for Significance (Attributes)

8 Correlation and Regression

Relating Two Variables

False Correlation

Establishing a Normal Distribution

9 Handling Numbers (Large and Small)

Big Numbers

Small Numbers

Multiplying and Dividing

Some Examples

Familiarity with Negative Exponents

10 An Introduction to Risk

Individual Risk of Fatality (per Exposure to an Activity)

Individual Risk of Fatality (per Annum)

Fatal Accident Frequency (FAFR)

Maximum Tolerable Risk

As Low as Reasonably Practicable (ALARP)

Variable versus Constant Rates

11 A Final Word

Appendices

Index

People also search for Basic Statistical Techniques for Medical and Other Professionals 1st Edition:

basic statistics for clinicians 4

basic statistical models

basic statistical analyses

statistical methods for medical and biological students

basic statistical methods

Tags: David J Smith, Sam Samuel, Basic Statistical Techniques, Medical