Statistics Toolkit

Rafael Perera: Senior Research Fellow in Statistics, Department of Primary Care, University of Oxford, Oxford, UKCarl Heneghan: Clinical Research Fellow, Assistant Director Centre for Evidence Based Medicine, Department of Primary Care, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK Douglas Badenoch: Director, Minervation Ltd, Oxford, UK

• Introduction. Data: describing and displaying.Probability and confi dence intervals.Hypothesis testing.Choosing which measure and test to use.Randomised controlled trials.Systematic reviews 1.Case-control studies.Questionnaire studies 1.Questionnaire studies 2.Cohort studies.Systematic reviews 2.Diagnostic tests.Scale validation.Statistical toolkit: glossary.Software for data management and statistical analysis.References.Index.Commonly used symbols.

“This concise book will help you to interpret the statistical evidence provided by quantitative studies and to plan how to work with data in your own clinical research. Statistics Toolkit guides the reader through statistical conceptsusing flowcharts, diagrams and real life examples to reflect concepts in a simple and practical manner. The book offers a handy, quick reference that has an easy-to-follow structure throughout, making it ideal for health care professionals and students.” Doodys Reviews