Introduction to Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials (Chapman & Hall/CRC Texts in Statistical Science)

Focusing on the important role that statistical methods play in the analysis of the data collected as well as in the overall clinical trial process, Introduction to Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials provides a concise and accessible introduction to clinical trials. This second edition features new and updated references, examples, exercises, and material on binary outcomes and survival analysis. It features numerous real examples taken from The Lancet, includes exercises at the end of the chapter, and offers solutions in an appendix. Ideal for advanced undergraduate and graduate students, the author uses Minitab and R software throughout the text for implementing the methods presented.