Medical Uses of Statistics

by David C. Hoaglin and John C. Bailar III

Book Overview

A new edition of the classic guide to the use of statistics in medicine, featuring examples from articles in the New England Journal of Medicine

Medical Uses of Statistics has served as one of the most influential works on the subject for physicians, physicians-in-training, and a myriad of healthcare experts who need a clear idea of the proper application of statistical techniques in clinical studies as well as the implications...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0470439521
• ISBN13: 9780470439524
• Release Date: July 2009
• Publisher: Wiley
• Length: 528 Pages
• Weight: 1.95 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.4" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Medical Uses of Statistics

I've been writing an overview of bio-statistics and have been immersed in a stack of statistics books and this one is my favorite, from the perspective of a non-statistician. Chapters are well organized and the material is covered thoroughly without bogging down in formulas. Medical professionals will find this to be an excellent resource for understanding the types of statistical methods used and reported in the well known medical journals.