Medical Statistics at a Glance Workbook

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 MedicineCaroline 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

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

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)