Clinical Biostatistics and Epidemiology Made Ridiculously Simple: An Incredibly Easy Way to Learn for Medical, Nursing, PA Students, And Other Healthcare Professionals

by Ann Weaver, Stephen Goldberg

EXCELLENT USMLE BOARD REVIEW! The most important points in clinical biostatistics, presented intuitively with clinical examples. Because intuitive concepts are the easiest to learn and retain, this book minimizes math and emphasizes concepts. From terminology to research design to various statistical testing, this text provides a lasting clear approach to interpreting medical research reports. Valuable for biostatistics courses.

Genres: Science

128 pages, Paperback

First published April 1, 2011

Reviews

[Akbar · Rating 4 out of 5]

Awesome

[BradMD · Rating 4 out of 5]

This was a short good book that I read a long time ago.

[Sean · Rating 5 out of 5]

Well-written and easy to understand.

[Laurrie Lorenzo · Rating 2 out of 5]

Too simplified.

[Positron · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very nice overview.

[Debra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Not my favorite topic, but this book helped me get through statistics, and it was entertaining, too!

[Jonathan · Rating 3 out of 5]

First 3/4 is a decent review. However, the "Ridiculously Simple" series is known for silly pictures and mnemonics to help you remember specific ideas, this has some but only sparingly. I don't think it will actually teach anyone new topics, but is best a review.

[Tiffany · Rating 1 out of 5]

It took me over a year to realize that I'm not an idiot but rather this book is a piece of crap. I bought it to try to jam some good hard theory into my liberal arts brain, which is not a bad brain, but is one that is rather particular. After all, I got an easy A in my statistics class twenty years ago; shouldn't that count for something? But I should've known what I was getting into because the back reads: "The most important points in clinical biostatistics presented intuitively with clinical examples and a clear approach to interpreting research reports."

Why didn't I see that the writers' idea of "clear" means long sentences with absolutely nothing extraneous, poetic or beautiful? I hated this arid world and for a year it remained half read on my shelf. This is the first line I read today: The calculated t-value is compared with the t* value in the t table. What the *** does that even mean?

Jesus, what a stupid, wooden, incomprehensible book. If you are having difficulty understanding statistics DO NOT start here!!!!

[Keri · Rating 3 out of 5]

I get it. Complicated math is not covered in the scope of this book. Please stop saying that every third paragraph.