Stats >> Definitions of Important Terms (September 18, 2000)

I am in the process of moving these entries to Category: Definitions. During the transition, I will try to cross-reference files.

Graphs (see Category: Descriptive statistics)

Hypothesis testing (see Category: Hypothesis testing)

Measures of Association and Agreement (see Category: Measuring Agreement)

• Odds ratio
• Relative risk (definition not yet available)
   
• Lin's concordance coefficient (definition not yet available)

Medical Testing (see Category: Diagnostic testing)

Probability Terms

• Binomial distribution
• Binomial mean
• Binomial probability
   
• Normal distribution
• Normal probabilities (incomplete)
• Independence
• Conditional probability
   
• Entropy

Quality control (see Category: Quality control)

Research Designs (see Category: Research designs)

• Descriptive study
• Inferential study (definition not yet available)
   
• Correlational study (definition not yet available)
• Multicenter study (definition not yet available)
   
• Retrospective Study
• Prospective study (definition not yet available)
   
• Convenience sample
• Random sample
• Quota sample
   
• Parallel groups design
• Crossover design
   
• Longitudinal design

Sampling Terms

• Sample
• Population
• Parameter
• Statistic
• Standard error
• Decision rule

Statistical Estimates (see Category: Descriptive statistics)

• T statistic
• Range

Types of Data

• Categorical data
• Continuous data
   
• Nominal data
• Ordinal data
• Interval data
• Ratio data
   
• Qualitative data
   
• Independent variable
• Dependent variable

Types of statistics and analyses

• Descriptive statistics
• Inferential statistics

• Univariate analysis (definition not yet available)
• Bivariate analysis (definition not yet available)
• Multivariate analysis (definition not yet available)

Here are some additional pages that I will re-organize and formally add to the definitions page.

• Poisson distribution

Stats >> Definitions of Important Terms

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