Common Statistical Methods for Clinical Research with SAS Examples, Third Edition - Paperback

by Glenn a. Walker (Author), Jack Shostak (Author)

Glenn Walker and Jack Shostak's Common Statistical Methods for Clinical Research with SAS Examples, Third Edition, is a thoroughly updated edition of the popular introductory statistics book for clinical researchers. This new edition has been extensively updated to include the use of ODS graphics in numerous examples as well as a new emphasis on PROC MIXED. Straightforward and easy to use as either a text or a reference, the book is full of practical examples from clinical research to illustrate both statistical and SAS methodology. Each example is worked out completely, step by step, from the raw data. Common Statistical Methods for Clinical Research with SAS Examples, Third Edition, is an applications book with minimal theory. Each section begins with an overview helpful to nonstatisticians and then drills down into details that will be valuable to statistical analysts and programmers. Further details, as well as bonus information and a guide to further reading, are presented in the extensive appendices. This text is a one-source guide for statisticians that documents the use of the tests used most often in clinical research, with assumptions, details, and some tricks--all in one place. This book is part of the SAS Press program.

Author Biography

Glenn Walker has been providing statistical consulting services to the biopharmaceutical industry since 1977. He received his Ph.D. in statistics from the University of Florida where, as a graduate student, he taught courses in statistics and how to use SAS software. He has worked as a consultant to numerous pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in study design, data analysis, and statistical programming in the field of clinical trials. In this book, Glenn draws on his extensive experience with the statistical handling of data from various types of medical conditions and treatments to illustrate commonly used statistical methods.