alpha (α)

Bonferroni, 153–154

definition of, 41

level, 206

relation to sample sizes, 365–366

setting, 43

alternative hypothesis, 40, 43, 144, 150–151, 324

Alzheimer’s disease, 91, 146

amputation, 292–293

analysis of variance (ANOVA)

assessing, 152–157

introduction to, 11, 47–49

using, 143–145, 158

analytic dataset, 76

analytic research, 88–90

analytic study designs, 91

analytic suite, 57–58

analyzing data, 7, 9–10, 74–76

and rule, 31

animal research, 1

ANOVA (analysis of variance)

assessing, 152–157

introduction to, 11, 47–49

using, 143–145, 158

anticipated enrollment rate, 347

antilogarithm, 22, 118–119

antisynergy,

245–247

area under the ROC curve (AUC), 265, 280

arguments, 23

arithmetic mean, 115–116

arrays, 25–27

asbestos, 296–298

asymptomatic confidence limits, 134

attrition, 366–367