15  References

References

15.1 Recommended Textbooks

Introductory Statistics:

• Kirkwood BR, Sterne JAC. Essential Medical Statistics. 2nd ed. Blackwell Science; 2003.
• Bland M. An Introduction to Medical Statistics. 4th ed. Oxford University Press; 2015.
• Altman DG. Practical Statistics for Medical Research. Chapman & Hall; 1991.

Survival Analysis:

• Machin D, Cheung YB, Parmar MKB. Survival Analysis: A Practical Approach. 2nd ed. Wiley; 2006.
• Collett D. Modelling Survival Data in Medical Research. 3rd ed. Chapman & Hall/CRC; 2014.

Clinical Trials:

• Matthews JNS. An Introduction to Randomized Controlled Clinical Trials. 2nd ed. Chapman & Hall/CRC; 2006.
• Friedman LM, Furberg CD, DeMets DL. Fundamentals of Clinical Trials. 5th ed. Springer; 2015.

15.2 Online Resources

Statistics:

• BMJ Statistics Notes: https://www.bmj.com/specialties/statistics-notes
• STHDA Statistical Tools for High-throughput Data Analysis: http://www.sthda.com/

R Programming:

• R for Data Science: https://r4ds.hadley.nz/
• Tidyverse: https://www.tidyverse.org/

Reporting Guidelines:

• CONSORT Statement: http://www.consort-statement.org/
• STROBE Statement: https://www.strobe-statement.org/
• EQUATOR Network: https://www.equator-network.org/

15.3 Examination Resources

FRCR Part 1:

• Royal College of Radiologists: https://www.rcr.ac.uk/

SCE Medical Oncology:

• Royal College of Physicians: https://www.mrcpuk.org/