Medical Statistics Made Easy, 4th edition (2020) by Michael Harris PDF

Description

Contains all you need to know to understand statistics in medicine.Medical Statistics Made Easy has been a perennial bestseller since the first edition was published (it is consistently a #1 bestseller in medical statistics on Amazon). It is widely recommend on a variety of courses and programmes, from undergraduate medicine, through to professional medical qualifications. It is a book of key statistics principles for anyone studying or working in medicine and healthcare who needs a basic overview of the subject. It is ideal for non-statisticians who need to understand how statistics are used and applied in medicine and medical research. Using a consistent format, the authors describe the most common statistical methods in turn and then rate them on how difficult they are to understand and how common they are. The worked examples that demonstrate the statistical method in action have been updated to include current articles from the medical literature and now feature a wider range of medical journals. This fourth edition continues with the same structure as the previous editions, with new sections on cut-off points and ROC curves, as well as a new chapter on choosing the right statistical test. It also features a completely revised and updated “Statistics at work” section.

Reviews

Reviews from Amazon users which were colected at the time this book was published on the website:

⭐Amazing book for stats. Get it !

⭐While it is an okay introduction to some of the concepts, it has statements that are just wrong, like claiming standard deviations are only used for normal distributions.

⭐Written in simple language, and soothingly short, this is a helpful book. It is on the reading list for a post-graduate nursing course I am taking. It has rung faint bells from my statistic A Level taken long, long ago, and ties in with what I have read elsewhere on epidemiology. Recommended for people in a similar condition: requiring a quick course om how to read statistical reports for further education/professi0onal development.

⭐Great medicine book. Must have

⭐Anyone with an older version please re-download – there have been improvements in formatting – the new version is great – the text is (as intended) simple and succinct – it is not a “how to” book – it’s more a “what does it mean” or “how do I use” each of the statistical tests. A great starter in medical statistics for undergraduate (and not-so-experienced) post-graduate students.

⭐many mistakes eg P57 ‘ Poisson regression is mainly used to study waiting times or time between rare events.’

⭐really confusing, lacks clear explanation of points