What survives from the Roman Empire is largely the words and lives of the rich and powerful: emperors, philosophers, senators. Yet the privilege and decadence often associated with the Roman elite was underpinned by the toils and tribulations of the common citizens. Here, the eminent historian Rober[...]

Revised and expanded edition dealing with the concepts and methodology of basic descriptive and inferential statistical techniques in the health sciences. Added chapters include discussions on probability and the concepts and applications of clinical and epidemiological studies.[...]