Prediction interval: A powerful statistical tool for monitoring patients and analytical systems

Abdurrahman Coskun

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 34, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: analytical performance; monitoring; personalized reference interval; prediction interval; reference change value

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2024.020101

Statistical distributions commonly used in measurement uncertainty in laboratory medicine

Abdurrahman Coskun, Wytze P. Oosterhuis

Lessons in Biostatistics, Volume 30, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: measurement uncertainty; normal distribution; triangular distribution; uniform distribution

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2020.010101

Confidence interval of percentiles in skewed distribution: The importance of the actual coverage probability in practical quality applications for laboratory medicine

Cristiano Ialongo

Lessons in Biostatistics, Volume 29, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: biostatistics; confidence intervals; statistical data analysis; health care quality indicators

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.030101

Confidence interval for quantiles and percentiles

Cristiano Ialongo

Lessons in Biostatistics, Volume 29, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: biostatistics; statistical methods; confidence intervals; extra-analytical phase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2019.010101

The logic of equivalence testing and its use in laboratory medicine

Cristiano Ialongo

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 27, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: biostatistics; statistical data analysis; methodological studies

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.001

Preanalytical investigations of phlebotomy: methodological aspects, pitfalls and recommendations

Cristiano Ialongo, Sergio Bernardini

Review, Volume 27, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: phlebotomy; preanalytical phase; statistical data analysis; methods

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2017.020

Timeliness “at a glance”: assessing the turnaround time through the six sigma metrics

Cristiano Ialongo, Sergio Bernardini

Original papers, Volume 26, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: turnaround time; statistical data analysis; quality control; healthcare quality indicator; postanalytical phase

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.010

Understanding the effect size and its measures

Cristiano Ialongo

Review Article, Volume 26, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: biostatistics; statistical data analysis; statistical data interpretation

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2016.015

The misuse and abuse of statistics in biomedical research

Matthew S. Thiese, Zachary C. Arnold, Skyler D. Walker

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 25, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: a priori; analytical plan; statistical methods; disclosure; transparency; biostatistics

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2015.001

The Chi-square test of independence

Mary L. McHugh

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 23, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: Chi-square; non-parametric; assumptions; categorical data; statistical analysis

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2013.018

Practical recommendations for statistical analysis and data presentation in Biochemia Medica journal

Ana-Maria Simundic

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 22, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: biostatistics; errors; data analysis; research ethics

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2012.003

Comparing groups for statistical differences: how to choose the right statistical test?

Marius Marusteri, Vladimir Bacarea

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 20, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: statistical inference; statistical hypothesis testing; statistical tests selection

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2010.004

Statistical errors in manuscripts submitted to Biochemia Medica journal

Ana-Maria Simundic, Nora Nikolac

Original papers, Volume 19, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: biostatistics; errors; data analysis; research ethics

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.028

The role of statistical reviewer in biomedical scientific journal

Mladen Petrovečki

Editorial, Volume 19, October, Issue 3

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.020

Describing and interpreting the metodological and statistical techniques in meta-analyses

Alfred A. Bartolucci

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 19, June, Issue 2

KEYWORDS: meta-analysis; statistics; review; bias

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.012

Statistical hypothesis testing and some pitfalls

Vesna Ilakovac

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 19, February, Issue 1

KEYWORDS: statistical hypothesis testing; P value; significance level; multiplicity problem

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2009.002

Power analysis in research

Mary L. McHugh

Lessons in biostatistics, Volume 18, October, Issue 3

KEYWORDS: power; significance; effect size; sample size; statistical power

https://doi.org/10.11613/BM.2008.024