title: Statistics review 2: samples and populations.
abstract: The previous review in this series introduced the notion of data description and outlined some of the more common summary measures used to describe a dataset. However, a dataset is typically only of interest for the information it provides regarding the population from which it was drawn. The present review focuses on estimation of population values from a sample.
authors: Lecturer in Medical Statistics, University of Bristol, UK. editorial@ccforum.com
authors: Elise
authors: E
authors: Whitley
authors: Jonathan
authors: J
authors: Ball
mesh_terms: D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003422:Critical Care; D006454:Hemoglobins; D006801:Humans; D016011:Normal Distribution; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012016:Reference Values
chemical_list: D006454:Hemoglobins