Basic statistics for health information management technology
By: Carol E. Osborn.
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Sudbury, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 292
ISBN-13: 9780763750343
Subjects: Medical statistics; Medical informatics -- Statistical methods; Medicine -- Information technology -- Statistical methods; Information resources management -- Statistical methods; Statistics -- methods; Biometry -- methods; Data Interpretation, Statistical; Information Management -- methods; Medical Informatics -- methods
Description: Provides a solid foundation of the fundamentals of statistics in health information technology in an accessible and reader friendly format that is perfect for students who need a basic understanding of the topic. A single case study is woven throughout the book to serve as an example for each statistical process covered. Attention is given to morbidity and mortality measures, graphical display of data, measurement, central tendency and variability, normal distribution and statistical inference, and inferential statistics.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Basic statistical data used in acute care facilities; title: Population based morbidity and mortality measures; title: Graphic display of data; title: Introduction to measurement; title: Measures of central tendency and variability; title: The normal distribution and statistical inference; title: Hypothesis testing and statistical inference; title: Measures of association.