Medical Statistics at a Glance Workbook by Aviva Petrie

By Aviva Petrie

This finished workbook features a number of self-assessment tools that permit readers to check their statistical wisdom, placed it into perform, and observe it in a clinical context, whereas additionally delivering information while seriously appraising released literature. it's designed to aid the best-selling 3rd variation of Medical records at a Glance, to which it's absolutely cross-referenced, yet can be used independently of it.

Ideal for scientific scholars, junior medical professionals, researchers and somebody operating within the biomedical and pharmaceutical disciplines who desires to consider extra convinced in uncomplicated clinical information, the name includes:

• Over eighty MCQs, every one checking out wisdom of a unmarried statistical notion or point of analysis interpretation
• 29 dependent questions  to discover in higher intensity a number of statistical suggestions or rules, together with  the alternative of applicable statistical analyses and the translation of research findings
• Templates for the appraisal of medical trials and observational stories, plus complete value determinations of 2 released papers to illustrate using those templates in practice
• Detailed step by step analyses of 2 sizeable facts units (also on hand at www.medstatsaag.com) to illustrate the applying of statistical strategies to real-life research

Medical facts at a look Workbook is the right source to check statistical wisdom and enhance analytical and interpretational skills.

Additional assets can be found at www.medstatsaag.com, including:
• Excel datasets to accompany the knowledge research section
• Downloadable PDFs of 2 templates for severe appraisal
• Links to on-line additional reading
• Supplementary MCQs

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2. a) Which test did the investigators use to compare the vitreal glutamate concentrations in the eyes with and without glaucoma? What alternative test might they have used that would have been appropriate? Explain your reasons for this. b) What was the null hypothesis for the test that was used? c) What is the main assumption underlying the test? d) Explain why you believe the assumption is or is not satisfied. e) What is meant by a two-tailed test? f) What is the magnitude of the P-value? e. explain what it represents).

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