Statistics review 2: samples and populations.
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.
Whitley
Elise
E
Lecturer in Medical Statistics, University of Bristol, UK. editorial@ccforum.com
Ball
Jonathan
J
D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003422:Critical Care; D006454:Hemoglobins; D006801:Humans; D016011:Normal Distribution; D011159:Population Surveillance; D012016:Reference Values
D006454:Hemoglobins