Medical Statistics Made Easy

Medical Statistics Made Easy 3e scores 99/100 and 5 stars on Doody's (Sept 2014)! Here's what the reviewer said:"e;This is a practical guide to the use of statistics in medical literature and their application in clinical practice. The numerous examples help make the conceptualization of complex ideas easy. It is a great resource for healthcare students and clinicians in the field."e;MedicalStatistics Made Easy has been a perennial bestseller since it was firstpublished in 2003 (#1 bestseller in medical statistics on Amazon). It is widelyrecommend on a variety of courses and programmes, from undergraduate medicine,through to professional medical qualifications.It isa book of key statistics principles for anyone studying or working in medicineand healthcare who needs a basic overview of the subject. Using a consistent format, the authors describe the most common statisticalmethods in turn and then rate them on how difficult they are to understand andhow common they are. The worked examples that demonstrate the statistical method in action have beenupdated to include current articles from the medical literature and now featurea much wider range of medical journals.Thisnew third edition continues with the same structure as the previous editions andalso includes a new section on statistical process controls. Fromreviews of the second edition:"e;We wouldrecommend this book as an introduction into medical statistics before plunginginto the deep 'statistical' waters! It gives confidence to the reader in takingup the challenge of understanding statistics and [being] able to applyknowledge in analysing medical literature."e;Stefanie Zhao LinLip & Louise Murchison, Scottish Medical Journal, June 2010 "e;If ever therewas a book that completely lived up to its title, this is it… The whole wayin which the authors have written this book is commendable; the chapters aresuccinct, easy to follow and a pleasure to read…Is it value for money? – a definiteyes even at twice the price. Of course I never exaggerate but if you breathe,you should own this book!"e;Ian Pearce,Urology News, June 2010