A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO STATISTICS

The following is a series of chapters from "A Practical Guide to Statistics" by Michael L. Cheatham, MD, FACS, FCCM. These practical and concise monographs will help the reader become adept at designing clinical research studies, performing basic statistical analyses, and appropriately interpreting the medical literature.

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Chapter 1: Basic Statistical Theory

Chapter 2: Describing and Using Data

Chapter 3: Common Descriptive Statistics

Chapter 4: Epidemiologic Tests

Chapter 5: Analysis of Discrete Variables

Chapter 6: Analysis of Continuous Variables

Chapter 7: Multiple Comparisons

Chapter 8: Correlation and Regression

Chapter 9: Study Design

Chapter 10: Study Quality: Interpreting the Literature

Chapter 11: Abstract and Manuscript Preparation

Chapter 12: Tables, Charts, and Graphs

Appendix 1: Analysis of Data from Discrete Variables

Appendix 2: Analysis of Normally Distributed Continuous Variables

Appendix 3: Analysis of Non-Normally Distributed Continuous Variables