{"id":138,"date":"2020-10-28T17:31:39","date_gmt":"2020-10-28T17:31:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bmj-chicken.bmj.com\/covid-19\/?p=138"},"modified":"2020-10-28T17:31:39","modified_gmt":"2020-10-28T17:31:39","slug":"statistics-square-one","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bmj-chicken.bmj.com\/thebmj\/about-bmj\/resources-readers\/publications\/statistics-square-one","title":{"rendered":"Statistics at Square One"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ninth Edition<\/p>\n<p>T D V Swinscow<\/p>\n<p>Revised by M J Campbell, University of Southampton<\/p>\n<p><strong>Copyright BMJ Publishing Group 1997<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>NB<\/strong>: Readers occasionally point out errors in this book and remind us that there have been several revised editions since this one, which we would refer our readers to. The text that is replicated here reflects exactly what was in the 1997 edition.<\/p>\n<p><!-- All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording and\/or otherwise, without the prior written consent of the publishers. --><\/p>\n<h2>Contents<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"\/about-bmj\/resources-readers\/publications\/statistics-square-one\/preface\">Preface<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/about-bmj\/resources-readers\/publications\/statistics-square-one\/1-data-display-and-summary\">1 Data display and summary<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/about-bmj\/resources-readers\/publications\/statistics-square-one\/2-mean-and-standard-deviation\">2 Mean and standard deviation<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/about-bmj\/resources-readers\/publications\/statistics-square-one\/3-populations-and-samples\">3 Populations and samples<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/about-bmj\/resources-readers\/publications\/statistics-square-one\/4-statements-probability-and-confiden\">4 Statements of probability and confidence intervals<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/about-bmj\/resources-readers\/publications\/statistics-square-one\/5-differences-between-means-type-i-an\">5 Differences between means: type I and type II errors and power<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/about-bmj\/resources-readers\/publications\/statistics-square-one\/6-differences-between-percentages-and\">6 Differences between percentages and paired alternatives<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/about-bmj\/resources-readers\/publications\/statistics-square-one\/7-t-tests\">7 The<em> t<\/em> tests<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/about-bmj\/resources-readers\/publications\/statistics-square-one\/8-chi-squared-tests\">8 The chi-squared tests<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/about-bmj\/resources-readers\/publications\/statistics-square-one\/9-exact-probability-test\">9 Exact probability test<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/about-bmj\/resources-readers\/publications\/statistics-square-one\/10-rank-score-tests\">10 Rank score tests<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/about-bmj\/resources-readers\/publications\/statistics-square-one\/11-correlation-and-regression\">11 Correlation and regression<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/about-bmj\/resources-readers\/publications\/statistics-square-one\/12-survival-analysis\">12 Survival analysis<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/about-bmj\/resources-readers\/publications\/statistics-square-one\/13-study-design-and-choosing-statisti\">13 Study design and choosing a statistical test<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ninth Edition T D V Swinscow Revised by M J Campbell, University of Southampton Copyright BMJ Publishing Group 1997 NB: Readers occasionally point out errors in this book and remind us that there have been several revised editions since this one, which we would refer our readers to. 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