Basic Statistics and Pharmaceutical Statistical Applications
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Author(s): J. E. De Muth
Publisher: Marcel Dekker
ISBN: 0 8247 1967 0
Format: hardback
596pp
Price: $79.75
Review Date: 23 May 2000
Review: This is the latest volume in the Biostatistics series. The aim is to explain basic statistical tests which are used in pharmacy and to aid those using statistical computer software to interpret their results correctly. The first part of the book deals with the basis of statistical testing. Types of variables, random sampling, probabilities, measures of central tendency, and hypothesis (or significance testing) are all discussed.The most commonly used tests are described in detail as well as descriptions of when they should be used, the conditions that are required for their correct use, and the use of statistical testing for correctly interpreting research results. The second part of the book gives the statistical tests that are commonly found in the pharmacy and the pharmaceutical literature. Regression analysis, nonparametric tests and power determination are all covered as well as the interrelation of hypothesis, test statistics, decision rules, computations and statistical decisions. The most effective ways of presenting data are demonstrated, including using graphics and tables. Testing factors such as precision, accuracy, bias, selectivity and sensitivity are explained as well as the method of selecting the most suitable statistical test for particular data.