Source of contents

INTRODUCTION Specially written for second edition

PART I Estimation and confidence intervals

1 Gardner MJ, Altman DG. Estimating with confidence. BMJ 1988;296:1210–1 (revised)

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3 Gardner MJ, Altman DG. Confidence intervals rather than P values: estimation rather than hypothesis testing. BMJ 1986;292:746–50 (revised)

4 From appendix 2 of source reference to chapter 3 (revised and expanded)

5 Campbell MJ, Gardner MJ. Calculating confidence intervals for some non-parametric analyses. BMJ 1988;296:1454–6 (revised and expanded)

6 Specially written for second edition (replaces chapter 4 of first edition)

7 Morris JA, Gardner MJ. Calculating confidence intervals for relative risks (odds ratios) and standardised ratios and rates. BMJ 1988;296:1313–6 (revised and expanded)

8 Altman DG, Gardner MJ. Calculating confidence intervals for regression and correlation. BMJ 1988;296:1238–42 (revised and expanded)

9 Machin D, Gardner MJ. Calculating confidence intervals for survival time analyses. BMJ 1988;296:1369–71 (revised and expanded)

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11 Specially written for second edition. Includes material from Altman DG. Confidence intervals for the number needed to treat. BMJ 1998;317:1309–12.

12 Daly LE. Confidence intervals and sample sizes: don’t throw out all your old sample size tables. BMJ 1991;302:333–6 (revised)

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PART II Statistical guidelines and checklists

14 Altman DG, Gore SM, Gardner MJ, Pocock SJ. Statistical guidelines for contributors to medical journals. BMJ 1983;286:1489–93 (revised)

15 Gardner MJ, Machin D, Campbell MJ. Use of checklists in assessing the statistical content of medical studies. BMJ 1986;292:810–2 (revised and expanded)

PART III Notation, software and tables

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18 Specially prepared for this book. Minor revisions for second edition