Customer Reviews
Excellent Book - By: Stuart, 16 May 2007 
I have been doing an MScin Medical statistics at the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine. This book covers much of the material taught on their MSc butin a much clearer, more logical & less haphazard way. Well done Betty Kirkwood, you have achieved what other books & LSHTM lecturers could not. I only wish I had seen this book at the start of the course.
In 2005 the best book on medical statistics - By: , 30 Apr 2005 Nothing really compares to this book. Although the Altman text on Medical Statistics (althoug the available edition is rather old) is a serious contender, there are currently no alternatives, which manages to discuss clinical statisticsin such clear language. The authors have recently updated the book with very good chapters on meta-analysis & GLM. There are several alternative american textbooks, but compared to this book, you'll quickly realize that most american writers just cannot write. Highly recommended.
A useful statistics reference book and guide - By: Aj Sutton, 26 Oct 2003 
This book starts with an introduction describing how it will approach the subject, & to be quite honest it mightve well not have bothered. This section just seemed over complex & unnecessary.
The subject matter itself though is excellent, writtenin an easy uncomplicated language i found most concepts easy to follow making it an excellent tutor book. The book stresses the important points while directing the reader away from the concepts that are less likely to be used. The examples quoted are simple to follow & relevant to the medical subject area.
The book could perhaps have been improved with a few additional exercise (and supplied soluations) to help with understanding, but realistically there isnt much more you could expect from a book of this type.
Highly recommended!
