As many medical and healthcare researchers have a love-hate relationship with statistics, this practical reference book may make all the difference. It takes examples, mainly from the authors' own research, to explain how to make sense of statistics, turn statistical computer results into coherent information, and help decide which pieces of information to report and how to present them. Presenting Medical Statistics includes a wide range of statistical analyses, and all the statistical methods are illustrated using real data. Labelled figures show the Stata and SPSS commands needed to obtain the analyses, with indications of which information should be extracted from the output for reporting. The relevant results are then presented as for a report or journal article, to illustrate the principles of good presentation. The reader is taken through the various stages of the research process, from the initial research proposal, ethical approval and data analysis, to reporting on and publishing the findings. There are even extensive references for those who wish to find out more about the statistical methods. This is a must for anyone working with statistics in the medical profession.

Presenting Medical Statistics from Proposal to Publication: A Step-by-step Guide

Science & Math

Peacock, Janet

Kerry, Sally

Biological Sciences

Oxford University Press

Cluster randomised trials are trials in which groups (or clusters) of individuals are randomly allocated to different forms of treatment. In health care, these trials often compare different ways of managing a disease or promoting healthy living, in contrast to conventional randomised trials which randomise individuals to different treatments, classically comparing new drugs with a placebo. They are increasingly common in health services research. This book addresses the statistical, practical, and ethical issues arising from allocating groups of individuals, or clusters, to different interventions. 
 Key features: <ul>
<li>Guides readers through the stages of conducting a trial, from recruitment to reporting.</li> <li>Presents a wide range of examples with particular emphasis on trials in health services research and primary care, with both principles and techniques explained.</li> <li>Topics are specifically presented in the order in which investigators think about issues when they are designing a trial.</li> <li>Combines information on the latest developments in the field together with a practical guide to the design and implementation of cluster randomised trials.</li> <li>Explains principles and techniques through numerous examples including many from the authors own experience.</li> <li>Includes a wide range of references for those who wish to read further. </li> </ul>
This book is intended as a practical guide, written for researchers from the health professions including doctors, psychologists, and allied health professionals, as well as statisticians involved in the design, execution, analysis and reporting of cluster randomised trials. Those with a more general interest will find the plentiful examples illuminating.

A Practical Guide to Cluster Randomised Trials in Health Services Research

Medical Books

Eldridge, Sandra

Administration & Medicine Economics

wiley

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