<p>Contributors viii</p> <p>Source of Contents ix</p> <p>Introduction xi<br /><i>Douglas G. Altman, David Machin, Trevor N. Bryant</i></p> <p><b>PART I: ESTIMATION AND CONFIDENCE INTERVALS</b></p> <p>1 Estimating with Confidence 3<br /><i>Martin J. Gardner, Douglas G. Altman</i></p> <p>2 Confidence Intervals in Practice 6<br /><i>Douglas G. Altman</i></p> <p>3 Confidence Intervals Rather Than P Values 15<br /><i>Marin J. Gardner, Douglas G. Altman</i></p> <p>4 Means and Their Differences 28<br /><i>Douglas G. Altman, Martin J. Gardner</i></p> <p>5 Medians and Their Differences 36<br /><i>Michael J. Campbell, Martin J. Gardner</i></p> <p>6 Proportions and Their Differences 45<br /><i>Robert G. Newcombe, Douglas G. Altman</i></p> <p>7 Epidemiological Studies 57<br /><i>Julie A Morris, Martin J. Gardner</i></p> <p>8 Regression and Correlation 73<br /><i>Douglas G. Altman, Martin J. Gardner</i></p> <p>9 Time to Event Studies 93<br /><i>David Machin, Martin J. Gardner</i></p> <p>10 Diagnostic Tests 105<br /><i>Douglas G. Altman</i></p> <p>11 Clinical Trials and Meta-Analyses 120<br /><i>Douglas G. Altman</i></p> <p>12 Confidence Intervals and Sample Sizes 139<br /><i>Leslie E. Daly</i></p> <p>13 Special Topics 153<br /><i>Michael J. Campbell, Leslie E. Daly, David Machin</i></p> <p><b>PART II: STATISTICAL GUIDELINES AND CHECKLISTS</b></p> <p>14 Statistical Guidelines for Contributors to Medical Journals 171<br /><i>Douglas G. Altman, Sheila M. Gore, Martin J. Gardner, Stuart J. Pocock</i></p> <p>15 Statistical Checklists 191<br /><i>Martin J. Gardner, David Machin, Michael J. Campbell, Douglas G. Altman</i></p> <p><b>PART III. NOTATION, SOFTWARE, AND TABLES</b></p> <p>16 Notation 205<br /><i>Douglas G. Altman</i></p> <p>17 Computer Software for Calculating Confidence Intervals (CIA) 208<br /><i>Trevor N. Bryant</i></p> <p>18 Tables for the Calculation of Confidence Intervals 214<br /><i>Martin J. Gardner</i></p> <p>Index 233</p>