Methods and Applications of Statistics in Clinical Trials, Volume 2
Author | : N. Balakrishnan |
Publisher | : John Wiley & Sons |
Total Pages | : 960 |
Release | : 2014-06-16 |
ISBN-10 | : 9781118595961 |
ISBN-13 | : 1118595963 |
Rating | : 4/5 (963 Downloads) |
Download or read book Methods and Applications of Statistics in Clinical Trials, Volume 2 written by N. Balakrishnan and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 2014-06-16 with total page 960 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Methods and Applications of Statistics in Clinical Trials,Volume 2: Planning, Analysis, and Inferential Methods includesupdates of established literature from the Wiley Encyclopedia ofClinical Trials as well as original material based on the latestdevelopments in clinical trials. Prepared by a leading expert, thesecond volume includes numerous contributions from currentprominent experts in the field of medical research. In addition,the volume features: • Multiple new articles exploring emerging topics, such asevaluation methods with threshold, empirical likelihood methods,nonparametric ROC analysis, over- and under-dispersed models, andmulti-armed bandit problems • Up-to-date research on the Cox proportional hazardmodel, frailty models, trial reports, intrarater reliability,conditional power, and the kappa index • Key qualitative issues including cost-effectivenessanalysis, publication bias, and regulatory issues, which arecrucial to the planning and data management of clinical trials