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David J. Spiegelhalter - Bayesian Approaches to Clinical Trials and Health-care Evaluation - 9780471499756 - V9780471499756
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Bayesian Approaches to Clinical Trials and Health-care Evaluation

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Description for Bayesian Approaches to Clinical Trials and Health-care Evaluation Hardcover. READ ALL ABOUT IT! David Spiegelhalter has recently joined the ranks of Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Stephen Hawking by becoming a fellow of the Royal Society. Originating from the Medical Research Council's biostatistics unit, David has played a leading role in the Bristol heart surgery and Harold Shipman inquiries. Series: Statistics in Practice. Num Pages: 406 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: MBGR; PBT. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 238 x 161 x 30. Weight in Grams: 792.
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David Spiegelhalter has recently joined the ranks of Isaac Newton, Charles Darwin and Stephen Hawking by becoming a fellow of the Royal Society. Originating from the Medical Research Council’s biostatistics unit, David has played a leading role in the Bristol heart surgery and Harold Shipman inquiries.  

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The Bayesian approach involves synthesising data and judgement in order to reach conclusions about unknown quantities and make predictions. Bayesian methods have become increasingly popular in recent years, notably in medical research, and although there are a number of books on ... Read more

  • Illustrated throughout by detailed case studies and worked examples
  • Includes exercises in all chapters
  • Accessible to anyone with a basic knowledge of statistics
  • Authors are at the forefront of research into Bayesian methods in medical research
  • Accompanied by a Web site featuring data sets and worked examples using Excel and WinBUGS - the most widely used Bayesian modelling package


Bayesian Approaches to Clinical Trials and Health-Care Evaluation is suitable for students and researchers in medical statistics, statisticians in the pharmaceutical industry, and anyone involved in conducting clinical trials and assessment of health-care technology.

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
John Wiley and Sons Ltd United Kingdom
Number of pages
406
Condition
New
Series
Statistics in Practice
Number of Pages
408
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780471499756
SKU
V9780471499756
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About David J. Spiegelhalter
Sir David John Spiegelhalter, OBE FRS, is a British statistician and Winton Professor of the Public Understanding of Risk in the Statistical Laboratory at the University of Cambridge and a Fellow of Churchill College, Cambridge. Spiegelhalter is an ISI highly cited researcher. Keith R. Abrams is the author of Bayesian Approaches to Clinical Trials and Health-Care Evaluation, published ... Read more

Reviews for Bayesian Approaches to Clinical Trials and Health-care Evaluation
"This is a terrific book and should be on the shelf of every professional that works in clinical trials or health-care evaluation. It gives a thorough pragmatic introduction to Bayesian methods for health-care interventions, provides many example along with data and software to reproduce the analyses, guides readers to areas where Bayesian methods are particularly valuable, and includes an excellent ... Read more

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