Medical Statistics from Scratch

FOURTH EDITION Medical Statistics from Scratch An Introduction for Health Professionals Medical Statistics from Scratch is the ideal learning partner for all medical students and health professionals needing an accessible introduction, or a friendly refresher, to the fundamentals of medical statistics. This new fourth edition has been completely revised, the examples from current research updated and new material added. Praise for previous editions I love this book. It lays out the problem of how to approach statistics in a digestible, understandable, and rather complete way. The book actually follows my biostatistics class very nicely even though the class is using a different and more difficult text. I wish I was in class with the writer of this book. He is really a great teacher. This is now one of my favorite books, and I carry it with me all the time. After years of trying and failing, this is the only book on medical statistics that I have managed to read and understand. I would certainly recommend this to anyone, especially medical professionals who need to have a good grasp of statistics in order to take up postgraduate exams or to understand peer-reviewed publications. I especially found the exercise quite useful. I only wish I had come across this book earlier. I though this was an outstanding book. It is organised in a way that logically walks you through the rationale behind picking the appropriate statistical tool for your type of data. It is comprehensive in covering the different situations you'll encounter whether you're designing your own study or reading someone else's. The mathematics are presented in an easy-to-understand format striking just the right balance of providing the important concepts without getting bogged down in minute details. It utilises practical examples and references from the medical literature that you'll be comfortable applying day one to that journal lying on your desk. Whether you're starting out as a student or have been in practice for years and want a refresher, this text should be on your shelf. This book will help the average healthcare worker understand the essentials of statistics to prepare for a board or be involved in medical research. It is a great vantage point to understand the concept and go from there. Starts with very basic information and lays the information out clearly in a logical sequence that builds up at an easy pace. Plenty of practice exercises to help cement the concepts taught. Medical Statistics from Scratch is an excellent introduction which I frequently recommend to students and colleagues with little or no knowledge of statistics! My work involves much analysis and evaluation of medical studies. This book helps me, a non-scientist make certain that my lack of statistical training does not lead me astray. I found this very helpful. I used this book while I was doing a medical statistic module for my degree. I was new to statistics and found this book a very good introduction for a complete beginner. The language is very simple, chatty, and easy to understand. There are worked example and questions and answers. It covers the basics of statistics first like standard deviations, averages etc. and then progresses onto the medical statistics such as log-rank test, survival curves etc. I've been wanting to improve my ability to critically read articles from the medical literature and have found your book to be the perfect tool for that purpose. It's easy to read, understandable, and concise. What has been most valuable to me is how well you explain the concepts and rationale behind a method rather than just the mechanics of the method itself. Thank you for a job well done.