"How does patient participation work in practice? What does it look like when it happens? How can it be researched and how can it be taught? This comprehensive book provides answers to these questions by exploring interconnections between theory, research and practice. It draws …
How does patient participation work in practice? What does it look like when it happens? This book provides answers to these questions by exploring interconnections between theory, research and practice. It draws on different disciplinary perspectives in health and social scienc…
This book is intended for the statistician or student interested in becoming a statistical consultant, as well as clients who need to understand what is involved in the consulting process. It discusses different consulting environments, provides detailed descriptions of communic…
This book is primarily written for the student or statistician who is interested in becoming involved in consulting activities. Different types of statistical consulting environments are discussed, followed by a detailed description of the communication skills that a statisticia…
This book is unusual in this field for its ability to illuminate the learning process from the perspective of both the teacher and the learner. All the contributors have been very open and candid about their experiences, revealing aspects of their learning which are not usually …
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This book presents the human side of statistical consulting and illustrates the problems and opportunities that can arise for the modern consultant. Statistical problems occur in almost all areas of science, in medicine, in industry, in marketing, and in finance, and a wide rang…
This work presents the human side of statistical consulting and illustrates the problems and opportunities that can arise for the modern consultant. Contributions demonstrate that statistical consultancy provides a broad spectrum of intellectually stimulating problems.
