Index

Symbols

α (alpha)

Bonferroni, 153–154

definition of, 41

level, 206

relation to sample sizes, 365–366

setting, 43

* (asterisk), 155

β (beta), 41

λ (halflife),

280–282

κ (kappa), 189–190

μg (micrograms), 280–282

Π (pi), 27–28

√ (radical sign), 21

Σ (sigma), 27–28

γ (skewness coefficient), 121

A

absolute values, 23

accuracy, 37, 38, 262–264

active group, 187

actuarial life tables, 307, 311–316, 320–321

addition, 18–19

additive, 296

administrative measurements, 63

adverse events, 70

agriculture, 1

Akaike’s Information Criterion (AIC), 259, 276–277, 342

alcohol intake, 94–98