Tutorials in Biostatistics, Statistical Methods in Clinical Studies (Volume 1) by Ralph B. D'Agostino

Tutorials in Biostatistics, Statistical Methods in Clinical Studies (Volume 1)



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Tutorials in Biostatistics, Statistical Methods in Clinical Studies (Volume 1) Ralph B. D'Agostino
Language: English
Page: 464
Format: pdf
ISBN: 0470023651, 9780470023655
Publisher: Wiley

Review

"The articles within the volume are self-contained, well written, and accessible to readers of widely ranging backgrounds. These volumes should be extremely valuable to practitioners…" (Journal of the American Statistical Association, December 2005)

"The biostatistical practitioners who use a broad range of statistical methods would definitely find beneficial and useful to have 'Tutorials in Biostatistics'…" (E-STREAMS, September 2005)

“ …this book gives a well-written and concise overview of selected biostatistical subjects.”  (Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Series A, June 2005)

From the Back Cover

The Tutorials in Biostatistics series has become a very popular feature of the journal, Statistics in Medicine. The tutorials are accessible, self-contained and of a uniformly high quality. This book represents the first of two volumes presenting the best tutorials published in the journal, focusing on statistical methods in clinical studies. Topics include the design and analysis of clinical trials, epidemiology, survival analysis, and data monitoring. Each tutorial has been fully peer-reviewed and edited, and authored by leading researchers in biostatistics.Presents a collection of tutorials in biostatistics, taken from the prestigious Wiley journal, Statistics in Medicine.Focuses on methods in clinical studies, including epidemiology, survival analysis, design and analysis of clinical trials, and data monitoring.Each tutorial has been fully peer reviewed and edited to ensure a high level of quality and to maintain the practical focus.Suitable for medical practitioners with a good understanding of statistics.Each tutorial has been authored by leading researchers in the field.

The Tutorials in Biostatistics volumes provide an authoritative and readable introduction to a wide range of topics suitable for statisticians working in medical research, as well as statistically-minded clinicians, biologists, epidemiologists, and geneticists. Graduate students of biostatistics will find they make excellent reference volumes to support their study.