The aim of this book is to present statistical problems and methods in a friendly way to radiologists, emphasizing statistical issues and methods most frequently used in radiological studies (e.g., nonparametric tests, analysis of intra- and interobserver reproducibility, comparison of sensitivity and specificity among different imaging modality, difference between clinical and screening application of diagnostic tests, ect.). The tests will be presented starting from a radiological "problem" and all examples of statistical methods applications will be "radiological".
Author(s): Francesco Sardanelli, Giovanni Leo
Edition: 1
Publisher: Springer
Year: 2008
Language: English
Pages: 244
cover......Page 1
front-matter......Page 2
Introduction......Page 18
01 Diagnostic Performance.pdf......Page 35
02 Variables and Measurement Scales, Normal Distribution, and Confidence Intervals.pdf......Page 57
03 Null Hypothesis, Statistical Significance and Power.pdf......Page 82
04 Parametric Statistics.pdf......Page 92
05 Non-Parametric Statistics.pdf......Page 108
06 Linear Correlation and Regression.pdf......Page 124
07 Reproducibility- Intraobserver and Interobserver Variability.pdf......Page 140
08 Study Design, Systematic Reviews and Levels of Evidence.pdf......Page 156
09 Bias in Studies on Diagnostic Performance.pdf......Page 180
10 How to Write a Radiologic Paper.pdf......Page 195
back-matter......Page 234
