News & numbers : a guide to reporting statistical claims and controversies in health and other fields /

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Hoofdauteur: Cohn, Victor, 1919-
Andere auteurs: Cope, Lewis, 1934-
Formaat: Boek
Taal:English
Gepubliceerd in: Ames, Iowa : Iowa State University Press, c2001.
Editie:2nd ed.
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245 1 0 |a News & numbers :  |b a guide to reporting statistical claims and controversies in health and other fields /  |c Victor Cohn, Lewis Cope ; foreword by Jay A. Winsten. 
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250 |a 2nd ed. 
260 |a Ames, Iowa :  |b Iowa State University Press,  |c c2001. 
300 |a xviii, 211 p. ;  |c 22 cm. 
500 |a Reprinted by Blackwell Publishing. 
504 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 201-204) and index. 
505 0 |a 1. Where We Can Do Better -- 2. The Certainty of Uncertainty -- 3. Testing the Evidence -- 4. What's a Good Study? -- 5. Questions You Can Ask -- 6. Tests and Testing: Measuring What Works -- 7. Vital Statistics: Measuring Life and Health -- 8. Health Plans and Hospitals: Measuring Their Quality -- 9. Our Environment and Measuring All Risks -- 10. Polls: Measuring What We Think -- 11. Politics, Your Pocketbook, and Plenty More. 
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650 0 |a Environmental health  |v Statistics. 
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