STATISTICS AT SQUARE ONE
The new edition of the popular introduction to the world of statistics
for health care professionals and medical students
First published nearly three decades ago, Statistics at Square One
remains one of the most popular introductions to medical statistics. Now
in its twelfth edition, this international bestseller continues to be a
must-have resource for anyone in need of a thorough introduction to
statistics in the health sciences. Clear and accessible chapters help
students with no previous background in the subject understand
fundamental topics including summary statistics for quantitative and
binary data, diagnostic and screening tests, populations and samples,
survival analysis, correlation and regression, study design, computer
modeling, and more.
This edition reflects contemporary understanding of medical statistics
and emphasizes the importance of statistics in public health, including
extensively updated coverage of diagnostic tests and new COVID-related
examples. All figures and examples now include code to reproduce them in
the R statistical software. New chapters cover the basics for
understanding numbers and introduce the use of models in medical
statistical analysis. Based on the author's many years of experience
teaching medical and health science students, the latest edition of this
classic textbook:
- Highlights the connections between different medical statistics
methods
- Emphasizes the proper use of p-values in testing
- Features practical examples from recent literature
- Contains end-of-chapter exercises with answers, some of which are
based on the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP) Advanced
Knowledge Test
Statistics at Square One is required reading for all medical and
health care practitioners and students wanting to understand the use and
value of statistical analysis in the health sciences.
