02838nam a2200397 i 4500 ebr10839238 CaPaEBR m o d cr cn||||||||| 131029s2014 enkad ob 001 0 eng|d 9781118460702 (hardback) 9781118762509 (e-book) CaPaEBR eng rda pn CaPaEBR (OCoLC)861789127 R853.C55 O34 2014eb 610.72/4 23 O'Kelly, Michael. Clinical trials with missing data : a guide for practitioners / Michael O'Kelly, Bohdana Ratitch. Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2014. 1 online resource (473 pages) : illustrations. text rdacontent computer rdamedia online resource rdacarrier Statistics in practice Includes bibliographical references and index. "This book provides practical guidance for statisticians, clinicians, and researchers involved in clinical trials in the biopharmaceutical industry, medical and public health organisations. Academics and students needing an introduction to handling missing data will also find this book invaluable. The authors describe how missing data can affect the outcome and credibility of a clinical trial, show by examples how a clinical team can work to prevent missing data, and present the reader with approaches to address missing data effectively. The book is illustrated throughout with realistic case studies and worked examples, and presents clear and concise guidelines to enable good planning for missing data. The authors show how to handle missing data in a way that is transparent and easy to understand for clinicians, regulators and patients. New developments are presented to improve the choice and implementation of primary and sensitivity analyses for missing data. Many SAS code examples are included - the reader is given a toolbox for implementing analyses under a variety of assumptions"--Provided by publisher. Description based on print version record. Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2015. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. Clinical trials. Clinical trials Statistical methods. Electronic books. Ratitch, Bohdana. Print version: O'Kelly, Michael. Clinical trials with missing data : a guide for practitioners. Chichester, West Sussex : John Wiley & Sons Inc., 2014 Statistics in practice 9781118460702 (DLC)10839238 ebrary. http://site.ebrary.com/lib/rucke/Doc?id=10839238 An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view 94935 94935