- Offers guidance on the practical application of statistical methods in conducting research and presenting results
- Explains the underlying concepts of medical statistics and presents the key facts without being unduly mathematical
- Contains succinct self-contained chapters, each with one or more examples, many of them new, to illustrate the use of the methodology described in the chapter.
- Now provides templates for critical appraisal, checklists for the reporting of randomized controlled trials and observational studies and references to the EQUATOR guidelines for the presentation of study results for many other types of study
