An e-mail sent to EVIDENCE-BASED-HEALTH@JISCMAIL.AC.UK on 29 July by Robert J Weyant
A while back I requested information from list members on what would constitute a good "minimum" set of statistical concepts for an EBHC course. Many people responded and I wish to thank them for their helpful replies. Below is a summary (quickly assembled) of these replies. Perhaps others will find it useful
Best Wishes,
Bob
Useful Links
http://blogs.bmj.com/adc/category/stats/
http://mclibrary.duke.edu/sites/mclibrary.duke.edu/files/public/guides/nnt.doc
http://www.naturalstandard.com/html/continuingeducation/clinicaltrialscourse_4-05.pdf
http://www.cebm.net/index.aspx?o=1083
http://www.cebm.net/index.aspx?o=2291
http://www.youtube.com/user/cebmed
http://www.cebm.net/index.aspx?o=1023
http://www.youtube.com/user/EQUATORNetwork/videos
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2324134/
http://norris.usc.libguides.com/ebm
Books
· Perera R et al – Statistics Toolkit : excellent primer, easy to decipher
· Heneghan C et al Evidence-based medicine toolkit: (my all time favorite, unflattering: excellent, easy to read, all you need to know to use statistics for critical appraisal)
· Kirkwood Sterne Essential Medical Statistics (from easy to advanced, but do-able and with good examples, not an easy reading)
· Altman D Statistics for Medical Research (excellent and easy to read, a bit old, but a new edition is forthcoming )
· "The Tiger that isn't" by Michael Blastland and Andrew Dilnot.
· What is a p-value anyway? 34 stories to help you actually understand statistics (Andrew Vickers)
· The essential guide to effect sizes: Statistical power, meta-analysis, and the interpretation of research results (Paul Ellis)
· Patten ML. Understanding Research Methods: An Overview of the Essentials (Seventh Edition). Los Angeles, Pyrczak Publishers 2009.
· Manolio T. Design and Conduct of Observational Studies and Clinical Trials. In: Gallin J, editor. Principles and Practice of Clinical Research. Academic Press, Elsevier, 2002: 187-206. (In syllabus)
· Guide to Research Methods, http://library.downstate.edu/EBM2/contents.htm
· The Evidence Pyramid and Research Designs – http://library.downstate.edu/EBM2/2100.htm
· PubMed Health: Clinical effectiveness; benefits and harms. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmedhealth/
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