medical statistics - General Practice Notebook

medical statistics


Some definitions of statistical terms are linked in this section of GPnotebook.

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absolute benefit increase (ABI)
absolute risk
absolute risk reduction
case control studies
causation
chi squared
cohort studies
confidence interval (CI)
control event rate (CER)
controlled trial
correlation
critical appraisal
crossover study
distribution
errors in studies
experimental event rate (EER)
forest plot
grading of evidence
intention to treat analysis
likelihood ratio ( LR )
mean
median
meta analysis
mode
NNH (number needed to harm)
nonparametric tests
normal distribution
number needed to treat (NNT)
odds ratio
positive predictive value
pretest odds
pretest probability (prevalence)
post-test odds
post-test probability
power of a statistical test
qualitative research
relative risk ( RR )
relative benefit increase (RBI)
relative risk reduction
sensitivity (definition)
specificity (definition)
standard deviation (SD)
systematic review or meta-analysis
t-test (paired and unpaired)
variance
weighted event rates

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