TY - BOOK AU - Spiegelhalter, David J. AU - Abrams, K. R. AU - Myles, Jonathan P. TI - Bayesian approaches to clinical trials and health-care evaluation T2 - Statistics in practice SN - 0470092599 AV - QA279.5 .S65 2004eb U1 - 610.72 22 PY - 2004/// CY - Chichester PB - John Wiley & Sons KW - Teorema de Bayes KW - Evaluación de tecnología biomédica KW - Métodos Estadísticos KW - Ensayos Clínicos como Asunto KW - Evaluación KW - Métodos Estadísicos KW - Toma de decisiones KW - Modelos Matemáticos KW - Medicina - KW - Investigación - KW - Métodos Estadístcos KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Basic concepts from traditional statistical analysis -- An overview of the Bayesian approach -- Comparison of alternative approaches to inference -- Prior distributions -- Randomised controlled trials. -- Observational studies. -- Evidence synthesis. -- Cost-effectiveness, policy making and regulation. -- Conclusions and implications for future research N2 - The Bayesian approach involves collecting data from past experience in order to reach conclusions about future events. Bayesian methods have become increasingly popular in recent years, notably in medical research. There are a large number of books on Bayesian analysis, but very few that cover clinical trials and biostatistical applications in any capacity. There is no book available that is introductory in nature and covers such a broad array of essential topics UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=103986 ER -