Suchmacher, Mendel. <br/><br/>
Practical biostatistics :  a user-friendly approach for evidence-based medicine / 
 User-friendly approach for evidence-based medicine 
Mendel Suchmacher, Mauro Geller. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - Amsterdam ;  Boston :  Elsevier/Academic Press,  2012. 
 - 1 online resource (xii, 236 pages) :  illustrations 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Part I : introduction. Study type determination -- Part II : observational studies. Determination of association strength between an exposure factor and an event in observational studies ; Increasing accuracy in observational studies -- Part III : step-by-step biostatistics of a clinical trial. Step 1 : investigator's hypothesis and expression of its corresponding outcome ; Step 2 : n estimation and n assessment of a published trial ; Step 3 : organization of variables and endpoints ; Step 4 : measures for results expression of a clinical trial ; Step 5 : determination of normality or non-normality of data distribution ; Step 6 : hypothesis testing ; Step 7 : correlating sample data with the general population 95% confidence interval -- Part IV : additional concepts in biostatistics. Individual and collective benefit and risk indexes inferable from intervention studies ; Statistical assessment of diagnostic tests for the clinic ; Systematic reviews and meta-analyses ; Correlation and regression ; Per protocol analysis and intention to treat analysis. 
<br/><br/> Evidence-based medicine aims to apply the best available evidence gained from the scientific method to medical decision making. It is a practice that uses statistical analysis of scientific methods and outcomes to drive further experimentation and diagnosis. The profusion of evidence-based medicine in medical practice and clinical research has produced a need for life scientists and clinical researchers to assimilate biostatistics into their work to meet efficacy and practical standards. Practical Biostatistics provides researchers, medical professionals, and students with a friendly, practical guide to biostatistics. With a detailed outline of implementation steps complemented by a review of important topics, this book can be used as a quick reference or a hands-on guide to effectively incorporate biostatistics in clinical trials. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780124157941 0124157947 9780124158573 0124158579 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Biometry.<br/>Medical statistics.<br/>Medicine--Research--Statistical methods.<br/>Biometry--Data processing.<br/>Medical statistics--Data processing.<br/>Mathematics.<br/>MATHEMATICS--Probability & Statistics--General.<br/>NATURE--Reference.<br/>SCIENCE--Life Sciences--Biology.<br/>SCIENCE--Life Sciences--General.<br/>Biometry.<br/>Biometry--Data processing.<br/>Mathematics.<br/>Medical statistics.<br/>Medical statistics--Data processing.<br/>Medicine--Research--Statistical methods.<br/>Biometrie<br/>Biostatistik<br/>Evidenz-basierte Medizin<br/>Biometry--methods.
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books.
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>QH323.5 
<br/><br/><label>National Library of Medicine Call No.: </label>2012 H-094 WA 950