Common Statistical Methods for Clinical Research with SAS Examples, Third Edition

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Glenn Walker and Jack Shostak's Common Statistical Methods for Clinical Research with SAS Examples, Third Edition, is a thoroughly updated edition of the popular introductory statistics book for clinical researchers.

This new edition has been extensively updated to include the use of ODS graphics in numerous examples as well as a new emphasis on PROC MIXED. Straightforward and easy to use as either a text or a reference, the book is full of practical examples from clinical research to illustrate both statistical and SAS methodology. Each example is worked out completely, step by step, from the raw data.

Common Statistical Methods for Clinical Research with SAS Examples, Third Edition, is an applications book with minimal theory. Each section begins with an overview helpful to non-statisticians and then drills down into details that will be valuable to statistical analysts and programmers. Further details, as well as bonus information and a guide to further reading, are presented in the extensive appendices. This text is a one-source guide for statisticians that documents the use of the tests used most often in clinical research, with assumptions, details, and some tricks--all in one place.

Book Review

"This book is an excellent resource for all health care research with detailed information on common statistical methods and abundant SAS examples. From t-tests to logistic regression, this book covers it all. With the use of relevant examples and datasets, Walker and Shostak cover everything from data analysis to model fitting in an easy-to-read and easy-to-understand manner. The most comprehensive book on common statistical methods, Walker and Shostak's book is one of the books that I will use on a daily basis."

Kimberly Nguyen, M.S., M.P.H.

Epidemiologist
Connecticut Department of Public Health

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