4 Measurements: Validity, Reliability, and Responsiveness Alexandra M. Easson, George Tomlinson, and Andrea S. Doria Learning Objectives • To explain the importance of measurement properties to health outcomes research. •…
3 Diagnostic Tests George Tomlinson, Gerald Lebovic, Connie Marras, and Andrea S. Doria Learning Objectives • To apply methods for estimation and hypothesis testing for proportions to the binary diagnostic…
16 Meta-analysis Joseph Beyene, Binod Neupane, and Zelalem F. Negeri Learning Objectives • To explain basic statistical and methodological issues related to meta-analysis. • To explain concepts of effect measures….
13 Statistical Inference: Point Estimation, Confidence Intervals, and Hypothesis Testing Christopher Meaney, Rahim Moineddin, and George Tomlinson Learning Objectives • To explain point estimation. • To describe interval estimation and…
2 Descriptive Statistics Mateen Shaikh and Hadas Moshonov Learning Objectives This chapter exposes the reader to several basic ideas used in summarizing quantitative data. They can broadly be categorized numerically…
14 Linear and Logistic Regression Christopher Meaney, Mateen Shaikh, Andrea S. Doria, and Rahim Moineddin Learning Objectives • Introduce simple linear regression, multiple linear regression, and logistic regression. • Discuss…
15 Sample Size Estimation Mateen Shaikh, Joseph Beyene, and Andrea S. Doria Learning Objectives The main goal of this chapter is to explain design and analysis issues that can influence…
8 Decision Analysis Ava A. John-Baptiste and Sapna Rawal Learning Objectives • To understand and be able to describe the limitations to making optimal clinical decisions. • To know how…
10 Conducting and Publishing Research Andrea S. Doria, Peter J. Strouse, and Thomasin Adams-Webber Learning Objectives • To provide the basis for conducting research and publishing results in scientific journals…
1 Overview of Research Designs Applied to Radiology Andreas Roposch and Andrea S. Doria Learning Objectives • To provide an overview of available research designs in clinical research focusing on…