when you can measure what you are speaking about and express it in numbers, you know something about it but when you cannot measure, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of meagre and unsatisfactory kind.”
Statistical tests of significance and Student`s T-TestVasundhraKakkar
Statistical tests of significance is explained along with steps involve in Statistical tests of significance and types of significance test are also mentioned. Student`s T-Test is explained
when you can measure what you are speaking about and express it in numbers, you know something about it but when you cannot measure, when you cannot express it in numbers, your knowledge is of meagre and unsatisfactory kind.”
Statistical tests of significance and Student`s T-TestVasundhraKakkar
Statistical tests of significance is explained along with steps involve in Statistical tests of significance and types of significance test are also mentioned. Student`s T-Test is explained
General Research Methodology: Research, objective, requirements,
practical difficulties, review of literature, study design, types of studies,
strategies to eliminate errors/bias, controls, randomization, crossover design,
placebo, blinding techniques.
Cross over design, Placebo and blinding techniques Dinesh Gangoda
A crossover design is a modified randomized block design in which each block receives more than one treatment at different dosing periods.
A block can be a patient or a group of patients.
Patients in each block receive different sequences of treatments.
A crossover design is called a complete crossover design if each sequence contains all treatments under investigation.
A placebo is a dummy medicine containing no active substance.
This substance has no therapeutic effect, used as a control in testing new drugs.
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Parametric test _ t test and ANOVA _ Biostatistics and Research Methodology....AZCPh
Parametric test with t test and ANOVA on the bases of Biostatistics subject. The slide contains definition of particular test with their sums. Comparison of tests and some terminologies used in hypothesis testing. Useful for Pharmacy students.
Biostatics and Research Methodology are essential components of the field of Pharmacy related research. They involve the application of statistical techniques and research methodologies to analyze and interpret data in biological, medical, and public health studies. This subject is applicable to B. Pharm as well as M. pharm students
Comparative Observational Studies Major types of these designs are cross-sectional studies, case-control studies, and cohort studies (both retrospective and prospective)
Biostatistics are widely used in clinical trials to collect and organize and describe and interpret these result and then give to us proves to take appropriate clinical decisions
General Research Methodology: Research, objective, requirements,
practical difficulties, review of literature, study design, types of studies,
strategies to eliminate errors/bias, controls, randomization, crossover design,
placebo, blinding techniques.
Cross over design, Placebo and blinding techniques Dinesh Gangoda
A crossover design is a modified randomized block design in which each block receives more than one treatment at different dosing periods.
A block can be a patient or a group of patients.
Patients in each block receive different sequences of treatments.
A crossover design is called a complete crossover design if each sequence contains all treatments under investigation.
A placebo is a dummy medicine containing no active substance.
This substance has no therapeutic effect, used as a control in testing new drugs.
Latin- ‘ I shall please’
Parametric test _ t test and ANOVA _ Biostatistics and Research Methodology....AZCPh
Parametric test with t test and ANOVA on the bases of Biostatistics subject. The slide contains definition of particular test with their sums. Comparison of tests and some terminologies used in hypothesis testing. Useful for Pharmacy students.
Biostatics and Research Methodology are essential components of the field of Pharmacy related research. They involve the application of statistical techniques and research methodologies to analyze and interpret data in biological, medical, and public health studies. This subject is applicable to B. Pharm as well as M. pharm students
Comparative Observational Studies Major types of these designs are cross-sectional studies, case-control studies, and cohort studies (both retrospective and prospective)
Biostatistics are widely used in clinical trials to collect and organize and describe and interpret these result and then give to us proves to take appropriate clinical decisions
Practical Methods To Overcome Sample Size ChallengesnQuery
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In this webinar hosted by Ronan Fitzpatrick - Head of Statistics and nQuery Lead Researcher at Statsols - we will examine some of the most common practical challenges you will experience while calculating sample size for your study. These challenges will be split into two categories:
1. Overcoming Sample Size Calculation Challenges
(Survival Analysis Example)
We will examine practical methods to overcome common sample size calculation issues by focusing in on one of the more complex areas for sample size determination; Survival analysis. We will cover difficulties and potential issues surrounding challenges such as:
Drop Out: How to deal with expected dropouts or censoring. We compare the simple loss-to-follow-up method and integrating a dropout process into the sample size model?
Planning Uncertainty: How best to deal with the inevitable uncertainty at the planning stage? We examine how best to apply a sensitivity analysis and Bayesian approaches to explore the uncertainty in your sample size calculations.
Choosing the Effect Size: Various approaches and interpretations exist for how to find the effect size value. We examine those contrasting interpretations and determine the best method and also how to deal with parameterization options.
2. Overcoming Study Design Challenges
(Vaccine Efficacy Example)
The Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) is considered the gold standard in trial design in drug development. However, there are often practical impediments which mean that adjustments or pragmatic approaches are needed for some trials and studies.
We will examine practical methods how to overcome common study design challenges and how these affect your sample size calculations. In this webinar, we will use common issues in vaccine study design to examine difficulties surrounding issues such as:
Case-Control Analysis: We will examine how to deal with study constraints and how to deal with analyses done during an observational study.
Alternative Randomization Methods: How best to address randomization in your vaccine trial design when full randomization is difficult, expensive or impractical. We examine how sample size calculations are affected with cluster or Mendelian randomization.
Rare Events: How does an outcome being rare affect the types of study design and statistical methods chosen in your study.
Biostatistics in clinical research involves the application of statistical methods to analyze and interpret data from clinical trials. It plays a crucial role in study design, sample size determination, data analysis, and result interpretation. Biostatisticians ensure that clinical research findings are valid, reliable, and meaningful, contributing to evidence-based medicine. Their expertise helps researchers make informed decisions, assess treatment efficacy, and draw accurate conclusions about the safety and effectiveness of interventions.
A tutorial session on the basics of systematic reviews. Covers the the why, how and so what of systematic reviews. Part of a series of public health skills sessions put on for Nottingham City Council Staff.
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Objectives:
Understand the elements of hypothesis testing for testing a population mean (for large sample):
Identify appropriate null and alternative hypotheses
Select a level of significance
Compute the value of test statistic
Locate a critical or rejection region
Interpret the appropriate conclusion
Inferential Statistics:
It consists of methods for measuring and drawing conclusion about a population based on information obtained from a sample
Estimation (Point & Interval Estimation)
Significance/ Hypothesis Testing
Hypothesis Testing :
Tentative assumption related to certain phenomenon which a researcher want to verify
Allows us to use sample data to test a claim about a population, such as testing whether a population mean equals same number.
Allows us to use sample data to test a claim about a population, such as testing whether a population mean equals same number.
Hypothesis:
Hypothesis: An informed guess or a conjecture about a population parameter, which may or may not be true. It tests whether a population parameter is less than, greater than, or equal to a specified value (hypothetical).
A statement of belief used in the evaluation of a population parameter such as the mean of a population.
Example:
Frequent users of narcotics have a mean anger expression score higher than for non-users.
Types of hypotheses:
There are two types of hypotheses.
Null hypothesis (H0):
A claim that there is no difference between the population parameter and the hypothesized value. For example, the mean of a population equals the hypothesized value .
Alternative or Researcher hypothesis (Ha or H1):
A claim that disagrees with the null hypothesis. For example, the mean of a population is not equal to the hypothesized value.
One tailed hypotheses are directional.
Two-tailed hypothesis is otherwise non-directional.
Underlying assumptions for testing of hypothesis for population mean.
The sample has been randomly selected from the population or process.
The underlying population is normally distributed (or if not normally distributed, then n is large say greater than or equal to 30).
Population variance (2) either known or sample variance (s2) assumed to be approximately equal to population variance, when n is large.
Basic Elements of Testing Hypothesis:
Null Hypothesis
Alternative Hypothesis (Researcher Hypothesis)
Choice of appropriate level of significance
Assumptions
Test Statistic (Formula): Application of sample results in the formula to calculate the value of test statistic use for decision purpose.
Rejection Region (Critical Region): Based on alternative hypothesis and level of significance.
Conclusion: If the calculated value of the test statistic falls in the rejection region, reject H0 in favor of Ha, otherwise fail to reject H0.
Steps of Hypothesis Testing:
Step 1: State the hypothesis and identify the claim.
Step 2: State the Level of Significance.
Step 3: Compute the test value (Test Statistics).
Couples presenting to the infertility clinic- Do they really have infertility...Sujoy Dasgupta
Dr Sujoy Dasgupta presented the study on "Couples presenting to the infertility clinic- Do they really have infertility? – The unexplored stories of non-consummation" in the 13th Congress of the Asia Pacific Initiative on Reproduction (ASPIRE 2024) at Manila on 24 May, 2024.
NVBDCP.pptx Nation vector borne disease control programSapna Thakur
NVBDCP was launched in 2003-2004 . Vector-Borne Disease: Disease that results from an infection transmitted to humans and other animals by blood-feeding arthropods, such as mosquitoes, ticks, and fleas. Examples of vector-borne diseases include Dengue fever, West Nile Virus, Lyme disease, and malaria.
New Directions in Targeted Therapeutic Approaches for Older Adults With Mantl...i3 Health
i3 Health is pleased to make the speaker slides from this activity available for use as a non-accredited self-study or teaching resource.
This slide deck presented by Dr. Kami Maddocks, Professor-Clinical in the Division of Hematology and
Associate Division Director for Ambulatory Operations
The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, will provide insight into new directions in targeted therapeutic approaches for older adults with mantle cell lymphoma.
STATEMENT OF NEED
Mantle cell lymphoma (MCL) is a rare, aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) accounting for 5% to 7% of all lymphomas. Its prognosis ranges from indolent disease that does not require treatment for years to very aggressive disease, which is associated with poor survival (Silkenstedt et al, 2021). Typically, MCL is diagnosed at advanced stage and in older patients who cannot tolerate intensive therapy (NCCN, 2022). Although recent advances have slightly increased remission rates, recurrence and relapse remain very common, leading to a median overall survival between 3 and 6 years (LLS, 2021). Though there are several effective options, progress is still needed towards establishing an accepted frontline approach for MCL (Castellino et al, 2022). Treatment selection and management of MCL are complicated by the heterogeneity of prognosis, advanced age and comorbidities of patients, and lack of an established standard approach for treatment, making it vital that clinicians be familiar with the latest research and advances in this area. In this activity chaired by Michael Wang, MD, Professor in the Department of Lymphoma & Myeloma at MD Anderson Cancer Center, expert faculty will discuss prognostic factors informing treatment, the promising results of recent trials in new therapeutic approaches, and the implications of treatment resistance in therapeutic selection for MCL.
Target Audience
Hematology/oncology fellows, attending faculty, and other health care professionals involved in the treatment of patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL).
Learning Objectives
1.) Identify clinical and biological prognostic factors that can guide treatment decision making for older adults with MCL
2.) Evaluate emerging data on targeted therapeutic approaches for treatment-naive and relapsed/refractory MCL and their applicability to older adults
3.) Assess mechanisms of resistance to targeted therapies for MCL and their implications for treatment selection
- Video recording of this lecture in English language: https://youtu.be/lK81BzxMqdo
- Video recording of this lecture in Arabic language: https://youtu.be/Ve4P0COk9OI
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Report Back from SGO 2024: What’s the Latest in Cervical Cancer?bkling
Are you curious about what’s new in cervical cancer research or unsure what the findings mean? Join Dr. Emily Ko, a gynecologic oncologist at Penn Medicine, to learn about the latest updates from the Society of Gynecologic Oncology (SGO) 2024 Annual Meeting on Women’s Cancer. Dr. Ko will discuss what the research presented at the conference means for you and answer your questions about the new developments.
Tom Selleck Health: A Comprehensive Look at the Iconic Actor’s Wellness Journeygreendigital
Tom Selleck, an enduring figure in Hollywood. has captivated audiences for decades with his rugged charm, iconic moustache. and memorable roles in television and film. From his breakout role as Thomas Magnum in Magnum P.I. to his current portrayal of Frank Reagan in Blue Bloods. Selleck's career has spanned over 50 years. But beyond his professional achievements. fans have often been curious about Tom Selleck Health. especially as he has aged in the public eye.
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Introduction
Many have been interested in Tom Selleck health. not only because of his enduring presence on screen but also because of the challenges. and lifestyle choices he has faced and made over the years. This article delves into the various aspects of Tom Selleck health. exploring his fitness regimen, diet, mental health. and the challenges he has encountered as he ages. We'll look at how he maintains his well-being. the health issues he has faced, and his approach to ageing .
Early Life and Career
Childhood and Athletic Beginnings
Tom Selleck was born on January 29, 1945, in Detroit, Michigan, and grew up in Sherman Oaks, California. From an early age, he was involved in sports, particularly basketball. which played a significant role in his physical development. His athletic pursuits continued into college. where he attended the University of Southern California (USC) on a basketball scholarship. This early involvement in sports laid a strong foundation for his physical health and disciplined lifestyle.
Transition to Acting
Selleck's transition from an athlete to an actor came with its physical demands. His first significant role in "Magnum P.I." required him to perform various stunts and maintain a fit appearance. This role, which he played from 1980 to 1988. necessitated a rigorous fitness routine to meet the show's demands. setting the stage for his long-term commitment to health and wellness.
Fitness Regimen
Workout Routine
Tom Selleck health and fitness regimen has evolved. adapting to his changing roles and age. During his "Magnum, P.I." days. Selleck's workouts were intense and focused on building and maintaining muscle mass. His routine included weightlifting, cardiovascular exercises. and specific training for the stunts he performed on the show.
Selleck adjusted his fitness routine as he aged to suit his body's needs. Today, his workouts focus on maintaining flexibility, strength, and cardiovascular health. He incorporates low-impact exercises such as swimming, walking, and light weightlifting. This balanced approach helps him stay fit without putting undue strain on his joints and muscles.
Importance of Flexibility and Mobility
In recent years, Selleck has emphasized the importance of flexibility and mobility in his fitness regimen. Understanding the natural decline in muscle mass and joint flexibility with age. he includes stretching and yoga in his routine. These practices help prevent injuries, improve posture, and maintain mobilit
Acute scrotum is a general term referring to an emergency condition affecting the contents or the wall of the scrotum.
There are a number of conditions that present acutely, predominantly with pain and/or swelling
A careful and detailed history and examination, and in some cases, investigations allow differentiation between these diagnoses. A prompt diagnosis is essential as the patient may require urgent surgical intervention
Testicular torsion refers to twisting of the spermatic cord, causing ischaemia of the testicle.
Testicular torsion results from inadequate fixation of the testis to the tunica vaginalis producing ischemia from reduced arterial inflow and venous outflow obstruction.
The prevalence of testicular torsion in adult patients hospitalized with acute scrotal pain is approximately 25 to 50 percent
Prix Galien International 2024 Forum ProgramLevi Shapiro
June 20, 2024, Prix Galien International and Jerusalem Ethics Forum in ROME. Detailed agenda including panels:
- ADVANCES IN CARDIOLOGY: A NEW PARADIGM IS COMING
- WOMEN’S HEALTH: FERTILITY PRESERVATION
- WHAT’S NEW IN THE TREATMENT OF INFECTIOUS,
ONCOLOGICAL AND INFLAMMATORY SKIN DISEASES?
- ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE AND ETHICS
- GENE THERAPY
- BEYOND BORDERS: GLOBAL INITIATIVES FOR DEMOCRATIZING LIFE SCIENCE TECHNOLOGIES AND PROMOTING ACCESS TO HEALTHCARE
- ETHICAL CHALLENGES IN LIFE SCIENCES
- Prix Galien International Awards Ceremony
Ozempic: Preoperative Management of Patients on GLP-1 Receptor Agonists Saeid Safari
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2 Case Reports of Gastric Ultrasound
3. Dr. Raham Bacha
Ultrasound specialist
MD, PhD Scholar
MSc Ultrasound (Gold Medalist)
Lecturer Afro-Asian Institute
Lahore
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4. Research Methodology
&
Biostatistics.
Respected readers it is mandatory for every researcher to know
somewhat about research and biostatistics. But unfortunately
we have been teach by biostatisticians in our universities and
medical schools. They want to make us biostatistician and teach
us thoroughly. I therefore felt a need to prepare a lecture in
condense form which make enable us to know those terms
which are frequently used in research results.
The purpose of the lecture is to read and understand some
research and even analyze your research data and make
inferences with the help of SPSS software.
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5. What is Research?
• Research is composed of two worlds.
“Re” mean again
And
Search mean to find new facts
It means to search again new facts or
To modify older ones, in any branch of
knowledge.
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6. Webster international Dictionary
proposed a very inclusive definition.
“A careful inquiry or examination in seeking
facts or principles, diligent investigation in
order to ascertain something.”
Crawford Says:
“Research is simply a systematic and refined
technique of thinking, employing specialized tools,
instruments & procedures in order to obtain a more
adequate solution of a problem than would be
possible under ordinary means.”
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7. It starts with a problem, collects
data (facts and figures) analyses
these critically based decisions of
actual evidence. It evolves original
work instead of mere exercise of
personal opinion (theory). It is
quantitative and measurements is
therefore a central feature of it.
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8. • Don’t appreciate the research of other and
yourself.
• Develop critical thinking.
• Specialized tools and instruments (Material
i.e. data sheets)
In fact research is treated as advancement
in knowledge acquired through scientific
methods
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9. Research provides:
1. Analytic framework for subject matter
investigation
2. Establishes relationship between different
variables e.g. cause and effect
relationship, Co-relationship between
variables.
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10. Important points
• Research should not be treated as a place
of compilation work. It is not simply the
compilation of material taken from
different books and sources. It is always
expected to something original that
advances some knowledge.
• Research should be very clear in
Researcher mind that he is going to do.
• The domain of Research problem must be
clear.
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11. STATISTICS
numerical facts in any field of study.
It concerns with collection, organization,
summarization, analysis and drawing
inferences from a data set.
the science comprising methods, which are
used in collection, presentation, analysis,
and interpretation of numerical data
(information).
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In medical field, statistical methods enable us to
check the effectiveness of different testing
modalities in medicines. Recently, it has been
found that applications of statistical methods in
medical data are very effective. Testing of
hypothesis, analysis of variance, chi-square, non-
parametric methods, regression and correlation,
logistic regression etc. are frequently used in the
analysis of health and medical data.
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Being medical students often we need to
study research paper or we need to present
our research work in statistical terms. It is
therefor needed to know some of the
fundamental terms frequently used in
research papers.
Significance of Bio-Statistics in Medical.
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MEAN
The most commonly used measure of central tendency. It is
the sum of all the observation divided by the number of
observation is mean.
nsobservatioofnumbertotal
setdataofnsobservatiotheallofsum
Mean
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Rates
The number of events in a population in specific time.
Suppose, in a specified population “n” events occur
during a fixed period of time n(A). If n(A) of these events
possess some characteristic, say A, then rate of the event
having the characteristic A is given by
𝑹𝒂𝒕𝒆 =
𝒏(𝑨)
𝒏
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Prevalence Rate (P.R.)
Prevalence rate of an attribute or event in any group, is the
proportion of individuals in the groups having that
attribute at one point in time. This is also known a
prevalence ratio.
K
groupinsindividualofnumbertotal
timegivenaatdiseaseorattributewithsindividualofnumber
RP .
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Incidence Rate (I.R.)
The risk of developing the disease over a period of time is
called incidence rate and is calculated as:
K
groupinsindividualofnumbertotal
timegivenaatofdiseasecasesnewofnumber
RI .
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Measures of Dispersion
The measure of spread of data/observations from its
averages. Statistical measures of dispersion are used to
measure the extent to which individual observations
disperse or cluster around the average. two commonly
used measures are;
range and
standard deviation.
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Range
Range is the difference between maximum and minimum
values of data set
Standard Deviation
The most widely used and stable measure of dispersion is
the standard deviation. This is a square root of variance.
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The Statistical
Profile
25
26. The Statistical Profile
These include;
1. sensitivity,
2. specificity,
3. positive predictive value, and
4. negative predictive value.
5. accuracy,
6. reliability
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27. These terms are defined as follows:
1. Sensitivity (True Positive Ratio or Rate):
The ability of a test to find disease when disease is present.
2. Specificity (True Negative Ratio or Rate):
The ability of a test to indicate no disease when there is no disease
present (i.e. to exclude disease when a patient is normal.
3. Positive Predictive Value (PPV):
PPV is a measure of how likely it is that disease is actually present
when the test result is positive. In other words, it is the proportion of
people with a positive test who actually have the disease.
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28. These terms are defined as follows:
4. Negative Predictive Value (NPV):
NPV is a measure of how likely it is that disease is actually
absent when the test result is negative. In other words, it is the
proportion of people with a negative test who are free of disease.
5. Accuracy:
The ability of a test to give the correct answer.
6. Reliability:
Consistency in obtaining similar results in similar
circumstances.
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29. The Chi Square Test
This test brings together the statistical terms discussed
above. In the Chi Square, data from any test is compared
to data obtained using the gold standard. In graphical
form, the Chi square looks like this:
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30. The Chi Square Test
Gold Standard result
Our testing
modality
result
present + absent
+
Positive + A B
Negative - C D
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31. The Chi Square Test
Formulas for statistical terms:
1. Accuracy = (A+D)/ A+B+C+D
2. Sensitivity = A/ (A+C)
3. Specificity = D/ (B+D)
4. Positive Predictive Value = A / (A+B)
5. Negative predictive value = D/ (C+D)
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32. Chi Square Example
Let’s take a few moments to work through an example
using the Chi square.
Suppose 100 non-invasive vascular tests were performed in
the vascular lab on patients who also had an arteriogram
(considered the gold standard in this case). The non-
invasive test yielded 55 positive results and 45 negative
results. Of the 55 positive tests the arteriogram found 5 to
be negative and of the 45 negative tests, the arteriogram
found 10 to be positive.
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33. Chi Square Example
Let’s create a Chi square to illustrate the data above.
NON-
INVASIVE
VASCULAR
TEST
Gold Standard
present + absent + Total
Positive + 50 5 55
Negative - 10 35 45
Total 60 40 100
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34. Chi Square Example
The chart above illustrates the results of the 100 tests performed
on our patients.
Note that the 55 total positive exams by the non-invasive test are
broken down to indicate the ones with which the gold standard
agreed and disagreed.
Also note that the total of all four squares must equal the total
number of tests performed (i.e. 100 in our example.
Now let’s perform the calculations required for each of the six
statistical formulas discussed previously.
(Multiply the results by 100 in order to arrive at a percent.)
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35. Chi Square Example
Accuracy = (A+D)/A+B+C+D
= (50+35)/50+5+10+35
= 0.85 x100
= 85%
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36. Chi Square Example
Sensitivity = A / (A+C)
= 50/(50+10)
=50/60
= 0.83
= 0.83x100
= 83%
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38. Chi Square Example
Positive predictive value = A/ (A+B)
=50/ (50+5)
= 50/55
=0.91
= 0.91 X 100
= 91%
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39. Chi Square Example
Negative Predictive Value = D/ (C+D)
= 35/ (10+35)
= 35/45
= 0.78
= 78%
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40. Test Goals
The purpose of any of the non-invasive tests discussed in this
course is to identify disease when it is present and exclude it
when it is absent. Whether we are in Search of atherosclerosis or
venous thrombosis, we strive to produce the most accurate result
within our capabilities. In order to confirm or dispute the results
of non-invasive tests, our results are often compared with an
established diagnostic test known as the gold standard. In
cerebrovascular diagnosis, the current gold standard is the
angiogram. In the study of vascular disease, the venogram is still
the gold standard.
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41. Test Goals
The predictive value of a positive or negative test result is
perhaps the most useful expression of accuracy as far as
the referring physician is concerned. It is essential that we
remember that the skill of the vascular technologist may be
crucial in attaining accurate test results. I am sure that is
why we all study so hard to become excellent in the
performance of our examinations.
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