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The truth is, few people know the first thing about clinical research. The public reads about a medical research project that announces unbelievable results for a miraculous drug. Some years later, another investigation completely wipes out those initial favorable findings. Hormones Cut Women's Risk of Heart Disease (San Francisco Chronicle, 1994) Hormones Don't Protect Women from Heart Disease, Study Says (Washington Post, 2001) The people are confused because we do not understand the process behind these conflicting results. Our health, and in fact, our very lives are dependent on clinical...

The truth is, few people know the first thing about clinical research. The public reads about a medical research project that announces unbelievable results for a miraculous drug. Some years later, another investigation completely wipes out those initial favorable findings. Hormones Cut Women s Risk of Heart Disease (San Francisco Chronicle, 1994) Hormones Don t Protect Women from Heart Disease, Study Says (Washington Post, 2001) The people are confused because we do not understand the process behind these conflicting results. Our health, and in fact, our very lives are dependent on clinical...

This highly practical text provides an introductory approach to statistics for students. Gauch utilizes practice problems, examples of the uses and misuses of statistics, a combination of research and statistical principles, a reduction in unnecessary formulae, and optional sections on Excel's statistical routines. The result is a book which presents researchers with simple and effective ways to grasp the fundamentals of statistics. An instructor's answer booklet is available from the author free of charge.