Research Flashcards
False positive
Type 1 error
False negative
Type 2 error
Used to measure interrater reliability
Kappa statistic
Measure of linear correlation between 2 sets
Pearson coefficient
High_____limits type 2 errors
sensitivity
High_____limits type 1 errors
specificity
Degree to which data sets are different from each other
T-test
Assess the goodness of fite between observed and expected values
Chi-square test
used to look at whether the means of 3+ groups are equal
ANOVA
People followed over time to assess occurance in exposed vs non-exposed
Cohort studies
Looking back in time to look at those with a dz and those without a dz
Case control
Sensitivity or specificity: gets the true positives
sensitivity
Sensitivity or specificity: gets the true negatives
specificity