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Analyzing Health Studies

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This chapter will consider commonly used methods for describing and analyzing data. We begin with an introduction to some important basic statistical concepts and then focus on some of the most well used methods of analysis for observational and intervention studies. The two types of data we will discuss in detail are continuous and binary data. For further reading, we recommend consulting a medical statistics textbook.1,2,3,4

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  1. Department of Statistical Science, University College London, London, UK

    Julie A. Barber PhD, Gareth Ambler PhD & Rumana Z. Omar PhD

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  1. Section of Laparoscopic Urology, University College Hospital, London, UK

    H. R. H. Patel BMSc.Hons, BM, BCh, MRCS, PhD, FRCS(Urol), FRCS(Eng.Hons) (Consultant Laparoscopic Surgeon Head, Visiting Professor in Laparoscopy and Robotic Surgery, Visiting Professor in Advanced Laparoscopic Onco-Surgery, Visiting Professor in Laparoscopic Urology) (Consultant Laparoscopic Surgeon Head, Visiting Professor in Laparoscopy and Robotic Surgery, Visiting Professor in Advanced Laparoscopic Onco-Surgery, Visiting Professor in Laparoscopic Urology)

  2. University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, USA

    H. R. H. Patel BMSc.Hons, BM, BCh, MRCS, PhD, FRCS(Urol), FRCS(Eng.Hons) (Consultant Laparoscopic Surgeon Head, Visiting Professor in Laparoscopy and Robotic Surgery, Visiting Professor in Advanced Laparoscopic Onco-Surgery, Visiting Professor in Laparoscopic Urology) (Consultant Laparoscopic Surgeon Head, Visiting Professor in Laparoscopy and Robotic Surgery, Visiting Professor in Advanced Laparoscopic Onco-Surgery, Visiting Professor in Laparoscopic Urology)

  3. Gujarat Cancer and Research Institute, Amedabad, Gujarat, India

    H. R. H. Patel BMSc.Hons, BM, BCh, MRCS, PhD, FRCS(Urol), FRCS(Eng.Hons) (Consultant Laparoscopic Surgeon Head, Visiting Professor in Laparoscopy and Robotic Surgery, Visiting Professor in Advanced Laparoscopic Onco-Surgery, Visiting Professor in Laparoscopic Urology) (Consultant Laparoscopic Surgeon Head, Visiting Professor in Laparoscopy and Robotic Surgery, Visiting Professor in Advanced Laparoscopic Onco-Surgery, Visiting Professor in Laparoscopic Urology)

  4. Hospital Clinic, University of Barcelona, Barcelona, Spain

    H. R. H. Patel BMSc.Hons, BM, BCh, MRCS, PhD, FRCS(Urol), FRCS(Eng.Hons) (Consultant Laparoscopic Surgeon Head, Visiting Professor in Laparoscopy and Robotic Surgery, Visiting Professor in Advanced Laparoscopic Onco-Surgery, Visiting Professor in Laparoscopic Urology) (Consultant Laparoscopic Surgeon Head, Visiting Professor in Laparoscopy and Robotic Surgery, Visiting Professor in Advanced Laparoscopic Onco-Surgery, Visiting Professor in Laparoscopic Urology)

  5. Prostate Cancer Research Centre, University College London, London, UK

    M. Arya FRCS (Molecular Uro-Oncology Research Fellow and Specialist Registrar) (Molecular Uro-Oncology Research Fellow and Specialist Registrar)

  6. Institute of Urology, University College London, London, UK

    I. S. Shergill BSc, MRCS (Clinical Research Fellow in Molecular Uro-Pathology and Specialist Registrar in Urology) (Clinical Research Fellow in Molecular Uro-Pathology and Specialist Registrar in Urology)

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Barber, J.A., Ambler, G., Omar, R.Z. (2007). Analyzing Health Studies. In: Patel, H.R.H., Arya, M., Shergill, I.S. (eds) Basic Science Techniques in Clinical Practice. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84628-740-4_13

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