Tasks in statistical inference for studying variation in medicine.
When studying variation in medicine, traditional hypothesis-testing procedures are too limited to obtain useful inferences except in special situations. More generally, full probability modelling is necessary. Even a relatively simple example can illustrate this point rather dramatically. The development and application of full-probability methods for medical problems comprise exciting areas for statistical and medical researchers, especially if working together.
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Department of Statistics, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA 02138.
D006302:Health Services Research / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015233:Models, Statistical; D010818:Practice Patterns, Physicians' / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*