From The Author Of Statistical Applications For Health Information Management, This Text Provides A Solid Foundation Of The Fundamentals Of Statistics In Health Information Technology In An Accessible And Reader-Friendly Format. A Single Case Study Is Woven Throughout The Book To Serve As An Example For Each Statistical Process Covered. Attention Is Given To Morbidity And Mortality Measures, Graphical Display Of Data, Measurement, Central Tendency And Variability, Normal Distribution And Statistical Inference, And Inferential Statistics. Written Specifically For Health Information Technology...

In this text for health information management students and for practicing professionals, Osborn (medical information management, The Ohio State University Health System) explains how statistical techniques can be used to describe and make inferences from health care data. An ongoing case serves as an example for each statistical process presented.