By

Geoffrey R. Norman, PhD, Professor of Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, McMaster University, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
David L. Streiner, PhD, Assistant Vice President, Research , Director, Kunin-Lunenfeld Applied Research Unit, Baycrest Centre for Geriatric Care, Professor, Department of Psychiatry, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada,

This 3rd edition of the book is available in two versions:

Textbook with CD-ROM

Textbook with SPSS package

This book translates biostatistics in the health sciences literature with clarity and irreverence. Students and practitioners alike applaud Biostatistics: The Bare Essentials as the practical guide that exposes them to every statistical test they may encounter, with careful conceptual explanations and a minimum of algebra.

What’s New?

The new Bare Essentials reflects recent advances in statistics, as well as time-honored methods. For example, “hierarchical linear modeling” which first appeared in psychology journals and only now is described in medical literature, is included. Also new is a chapter on testing for equivalence and non-inferiority as well as a chapter with information for getting started with the computer statistics program SPSS.

Free of calculations and jargon, Bare Essentials speaks so plainly that you won’t need a technical dictionary. The focus is on the concepts, not the math. The objective is to enable you to determine whether the research results are applicable to your own patients.

Throughout the guide, you’ll find highlights of areas in which researchers misuse or misinterpret statistical tests. The authors have labeled these “C.R.A.P. Detectors” (Convoluted Reasoning and Anti-intellectual Pomposity), and they help you to identify faulty methodology and misuse of statistics.