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Bayesian Biostatistics and Diagnostic Medicine 1st Edition
RM157.09
RM224.41
TITLE : Bayesian Biostatistics and
Diagnostic Medicine 1st Edition
ISBN : 9781584887676
AUTHOR : Lyle D.
Broemeling (Author)
PUBLISHER : Taylor
FORMAT: Hardcover
PAGES : 216
YEAR PUBLICATIONS : 2007
LANGUAGE: English
SUBJECT: Medical
WEIGHT (KG): 0.3
CONDITION: Used - Very Good
DESCRIPTION:
"There are numerous advantages to using Bayesian methods in
diagnostic medicine, which is why they are employed more and more today in
clinical studies. Exploring Bayesian statistics at an introductory level,
Bayesian Biostatistics and Diagnostic Medicine illustrates how to apply these
methods to solve important problems in medicine and biology.
After focusing on the wide range of areas where diagnostic medicine is
used, the book introduces Bayesian statistics and the estimation of accuracy by
sensitivity, specificity, and positive and negative predictive values for
ordinal and continuous diagnostic measurements. The author then discusses
patient covariate information and the statistical methods for estimating the
agreement among observers. The book also explains the protocol review process
for cancer clinical trials, how tumor responses are categorized, how to use WHO
and RECIST criteria, and how Bayesian sequential methods are employed to
monitor trials and estimate sample sizes.
With many tables and figures, this book enables
readers to conduct a Bayesian analysis for a large variety of interesting and
practical biomedical problems."