Biostatistics For Dummies

This book is an excellent resource for those of us who conduct critical appraisals of the medical literature to evaluate the reliability and clinical usefulness of studies. Many of us who evaluate medical research focus on bias, confounding and chance in our reviews and have to rely on biostatisticians when we need to evaluate statistical testing because most writing on the topic is extremely challenging if one has not had formal biostatistical training.I was delighted to find this book. This book is a wonderful boon because it is written in a clear style with the goal of making difficult information accessible and understandable. I will now have a greater ability to evaluate statistical testing used in clinical trials and other medical research myself, and it will be easier for me to engage in a more knowledgeable and participatory fashion in biostatistical consults. I also appreciated the author's wit and charm, and I value the reassurance he provides along the way.This book is useful to critical appraisers because it can help us understand why certain common statistical tests are used in studies. The book also provides a needed resource for answering questions about various tests. Chapter 3, for example, provides much of what readers might learn in a one- semester basic biostatistics course. The chapter clarifies the difference between probability and odds, explains p-values and confidence intervals, covers sampling issues and hypothesis testing, and explains parametric and nonparametric tests.Students, clinicians and all health care professionals who carry out or evaluate clinical research will benefit from this book. This book will be a perfect companion resource to my own book on evaluating medical studies, and I will be recommending it to my students and others.

Bought this as a reference for my medical device consulting business. I have several "... For Dummies" books which I find by far the best summaries of a subject available in book form. The editors always select an expert(s) in the field, and one who can communicate difficult concepts clearly. The format of the book makes searching out desired material easy, and is clearly presented, along with any graphs. Key points are clearly indicated. A great resource.

Good Book

Statistics has never been easy for me but Dr. John has provided a wonderful intro into the topic. For this nominal price, I am giddy to jump into this and become a better student in this field. Takes much of the intimidation from this clear and logical rendering of this subject. Thank you :-)

Even if you're someone who will get into the weeds of biostatistics, this is a very good overview to explore the higher level concepts.

In good condition. Love it

Good for beginers. Not good enough for my needs

This book will most definitely help me in my college course.