Practical Statistics for Medical Research
- ISBN-10
- 1000228819
- ISBN-13
- 9781000228816
- Category
- Mathematics
- Pages
- 624
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1990-11-22
- Publisher
- CRC Press
- Author
- Douglas G. Altman
Description
Most medical researchers, whether clinical or non-clinical, receive some background in statistics as undergraduates. However, it is most often brief, a long time ago, and largely forgotten by the time it is needed. Furthermore, many introductory texts fall short of adequately explaining the underlying concepts of statistics, and often are divorced
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