[Bayesian statistic: an approach fitted to clinic].
Bayesian statistic has known a growing success though quite limited. This is surprising since Bayes' theorem on which this paradigm relies is frequently used by the clinicians. There is a direct link between the routine diagnostic test and the Bayesian statistic. This link is the Bayes' theorem which allows one to compute positive and negative predictive values of a test. The principle of this theorem is extended to simple statistical situations as an introduction to Bayesian statistic. The conceptual simplicity of Bayesian statistic should make for a greater acceptance in the biomedical world.
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Hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, 1, place de l'Hôpital, 67091 Strasbourg, France. nicolas.meyer@chru-strasbourg.fr
Vinzio
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Goichot
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