Elements of Clinical Study Design, Biostatistics & Research

Author(s): S.S. Patel and Aditya Patel

DOI: 10.2174/9789815123791123010006

Inferential Statistics

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Abstract

SHS investigation development is considered from the geographical and historical viewpoint. 3 stages are described. Within Stage 1 the work was carried out in the Department of the Institute of Chemical Physics in Chernogolovka where the scientific discovery had been made. At Stage 2 the interest to SHS arose in different cities and towns of the former USSR. Within Stage 3 SHS entered the international scene. Now SHS processes and products are being studied in more than 50 countries.

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Probability could be objective or subjective. Byestherom is a formula to calculate conditional Probability. The sample methods of random sampling are simple random sampling, systematic random sampling, Stratified random sampling, and cluster random sampling. Use of hypothesis testing, if used as inferential statistics, definite steps are required to be followed. Using confidence intervals as inferential statistics provide more useful information in clinical research. This chapter incorporates a discussion on these aspects. 

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