Clinical trials dictionary [[electronic resource] ] : terminology and usage recommendations / / Curtis L. Meinert

• Autore: Meinert Curtis L
• Pubblicazione: Hoboken, N.J., : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., c2012
• Edizione: 2nd ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (444 p.)
• Disciplina: 615.50724
• Soggetto topico: Clinical trials
• Soggetto genere / forma: Electronic books.
• Note generali: Description based upon print version of record.
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Clinical Trials Dictionary; Contents; EQUATIONS AND FUNCTIONS; GRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS; FOREWORD 1ST EDITION; PREFACE; CONTRIBUTORS; EXPLANATORY NOTES; Domain of coverage; Order and place of entries; Synonyms, antonyms, and related terms; Language and usage conventions; Sources and references; Adages; Usage notes; Etymologies; Abbreviations; Index; USAGE PRACTICES, CAUTIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS; Recommended and preferred usages; Comparative and relative terms; Redundancies, repetitions, and unnecessary words; Not saying what we mean; Humanizing the inanimate; Pre-, post-, non-, and un- words ; Small troublesome wordsThe language of praise, implied valuejudgment, and presumption; Euphemisms; Currency words; The language of criticism; The language of exception; The language of intimidation, implication, and position; The language of division; Usurpative language; The language of positivity and negativity; Pronouns; The language of equivocation and weaseling; Vacuous language and claims; Jargon; Truth by declaration and repetition; ABBREVIATIONS; LISTING OF ENTRIES; Dictionary; A; B; Figure 1. Bar Diagram; Bayes' theorem; Figure 2. Bell-Shaped C; Figure 3. Bimodal Distribution ; Binomial distributionBinomial theorem; Bivariate normal distribution; Figure 4. Box Plot; C; Figure 5. Chi-square Distribution; Figure 6. Circle Graph; Figure 7. Closed Sequential Design; Figure 8. CONSORT Chart; Figure 9. Cumulative Frequency Distribution; D; E; Exponential distribution; Figure 10. Exponential Distribution; F; F-test statistic; Figure 11. F Distribution; Figure 12. Flowchart; Figure 13. Forest Plot; Figure 14. Frequency Polygon; G; Gamma distribution; Gamma function; Figure 15. Gantt Chart; Geometric distribution; Gompertz's curve; Greco-Latin square; H; Figure 16. Histogram ; Hypergeometric distributionI; Inverse sine transformation; Figure 17. Isometric Graph; J and K; Figure 18. J-shaped Curve; Kappa statistic; Kendall's tau; L; Latin square; Figure 19. Left Skew Distribution; Figure 20. Logistic Curve; M; N; Normal distribution; Figure 21. Normal Distribution; O; Figure 22. Open Sequential Design; P; Poisson distribution; Figure 23. Poisson Distribution; Q; R; Figure 24. Right Skew Distribution; S; Figure 25. s-shaped Curve; Figure 26. Scatter Diagram; Square root transformation; Figure 27. Survival Curve; T; t distribution; Figure 28. t Distribution; U ; Figure 29. Uniform DistributionV; Figure 30. Venn Diagram; W; X, Y, and Z; REFERENCES; INDEX
• Sommario/riassunto: A thoroughly updated new edition of the essential reference on the design, practice, and analysis of clinical trials Clinical Trials Dictionary: Terminology and Usage Recommendations, Second Edition presents clear, precise, meticulously detailed entries on all aspects of modern-day clinical trials. Written and compiled by one of the world's leading clinical trialists, this comprehensive volume incorporates areas of medicine, statistics, epidemiology, computer science, and bioethics-providing a treasure trove of key terms and ideas. This new edition c
• Titolo autorizzato: Clinical trials dictionary
• ISBN: 1-118-31528-6; 1-283-54969-7; 1-118-31529-4; 9786613862143; 1-118-31526-X
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910139090803321
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