Simulation studies present an important statistical tool to investigate the performance, properties and adequacy of statistical models in pre-specified situations. One of the most important… (More)
Confidence intervals represent a routinely used standard method to document the uncertainty of estimated effects. In most cases, for the calculation of confidence intervals the conventional fixed 95%… (More)
The number needed to treat (NNT) is a popular summary statistic to describe the absolute effect of a new treatment compared with a standard treatment or control concerning the risk of an adverse… (More)
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE
To assess the relation between body mass index (BMI) and the risk of death from various causes in a prospective cohort study.
METHODS
In 6,192 obese patients (BMI > or =25… (More)
Inadequate statistical procedures are often applied for the derivation of threshold values in various medical research areas. The frequently applied method to establish threshold values on the basis… (More)
A new data processing system, the IBM 7070, was described at the 1958 Eastern Joint Computer Conference. Recent progress has resulted in the creation of an expanded family of 7070 systems,… (More)