TY - BOOK AU - Bland Martin TI - An introduction to medical statistics SN - 9780192624284 U1 - 610.28 BLA PY - 1995/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press, KW - Biometry KW - Medical statistics KW - biometrics N1 - Includes references and index; 1. Introduction 2. The design of experiments 3. Sampling and observational studies 4. Summarizing data 5. Presenting data 6. Probability 7. The Normal distribution 8. Estimation 9. Significance tests 10. Comparing the means of small samples 11. Regression and correlation 12. Methods based on rank order 13. The analysis of cross-tabulations 14. Choosing the statistical method 15. Clinical measurement 16. Mortality statistics and population structure 17. Multifactorial methods 18. Determination of sample size 19. Solutions to exercises N2 - This textbook has been designed to teach the principles of medical statistics to medical students and clinicians. It should also be of interest to students of statistics who wish to learn about the practical application of statistical methods ER -