"…The 2nd edition contains a number of new, expanded or revised topics, including full chapters on clinical trials, observational studies, survival analysis and logistic regression. …The explanations given are clear and well written. The concepts are well illustrated with real examples. …this is a comprehensive and thoughtful introductory book on biostatistics. …"
—Andrew Hayen, University of Sydney, Australia, Statistics in Medicine, 2010, 29
"The book contains a fairly comprehensive introduction of basic statistical concepts and methods used in medical and health sciences. The basic idea is to give clear verbal explanations with good examples, avoiding heavy mathematical definitions or formulations. My opinion is that the author has succeeded very well in this challenging task. By the aid of the book, it should be relatively easy to get the main ideas, and if deeper understanding is needed, a list of further references is provided to each topic. … I can easily recommend this book for persons working in the area of medical biostatistics."
—International Statistical Review (2009), 77, 2
"The strength of this book is the range of topics, including research design and statistical methods for data analysis, and the fact that it focuses on conceptual understanding. The book contains adequate mathematical explanation, without going beyond the capability or interest of the intended audience. … contains much useful information … ."
—Marc Levine, Faculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Colombia, Canadian Journal of Hospital Pharmacy, Vol. 61, No. 1, January-February 2008
"In addition to thorough coverage of basic biostatical concepts and methods, this updated edition of Medical Biostatistics is enhanced with complete chapters on clinical trials, observational studies, laboratory experiments, survival analysis, and logistic regression … Medical Biostatistics is an indispensable textbook and a core addition to academic library and medical school research and reference collections."
—James A. Cox, Editor-in-Chief, Midwest Book Review, April 2009
Praise for the First Edition
"The book covers a wealth of information ranging from medical uncertainties to statistical fallacies. … a tour of the biostatistical field in clear and intelligent language…"
—Journal of the Royal Statistical Society, Vol. 52, 2003
"To clinicians and other medical and health professionals, it will be of great help in planning and conducting investigational studies and in critically interpreting the medical literature, which is becoming increasingly statistical…"
—Journal of the American Statistical Association, Vol. 97, 2002
"There is plenty of good advice about practical matters of presentation and interpretation, which, together with the chapter on statistical fallacies, make the book worthwhile reading for the user of biostatistics who may need such guidance…"
—Australian and New Zealand Journal of Statistics, Vol. 44, 2002
"This book contains state-of-the-art statistical methods with examples and references to planning of medical data collection, analyzing and interpreting the data…"
—Journal of Statistical Computation and Simulation, Vol. 74, 2004
"This book is a serious attempt to medicalise the science of biostatistics and discuss statistical methods entirely from the perspective of medical and health professionals…"
—Resources for Teaching Statistics
"A very complete book on all aspects of medical biostatistics: probably the most complete book on biostatistics we have seen."
—Analyse-it
