Statistical Analysis of Cost-Effectiveness Data (Statistics in Practice)

The statistical analysis of cost-effectiveness data is becoming increasingly important within health and medical research.?Statistical Analysis of Cost-Effectiveness Data?provides a?practical book that synthesises the huge amount of research that has taken place in the area over the last two decades.

Comprising an up-to-date overview of the statistical analysis of cost-effectiveness data,?the book is?supported by numerous worked examples from the author’s own experience. It has been written in a style suitable for medical statisticians and health care professionals alike. Key features include:

• an overview of statistical methods used in the analysis of cost-effectiveness data.?
• coverage of Bayesian methodology.
• illustrated throughout by worked examples using real data.
• suitability for health care professionals with limited statistical knowledge.
• discussion of software used for data analysis.

An essential reference for biostatisticians and health economists engaged in cost-effectiveness analysis of health-care interventions, both in academia and industry. Also of interest to graduate students of biostatistics, public health and economics.