doubleprecision numbers,

107

drug description, 70

drug development research, 280–282

DSMB (data safety monitoring board), 73, 76

DSMC (data safety monitoring committee), 73

Dupont, William D. (biostatistician), 60

E

ECG (electrocardiogram), 188

ecologic fallacy, 93

ecologic studies, 91–93

effect modification, 296–297

effect size

compared to power and sample size, 45–47

definitions of, 362–364

example of, 39

of importance, 158, 206, 361

efficacy objectives, 62–63

electrocardiogram (ECG), 188

elements, 24, 27–28

elimination constant rate, 282

engineering, 18

enzyme levels, 125–128

Epi Info, 59

epidemiological research, 1, 9–12

epidemiology, 191, 291–298

Epidemiology for Dummies (Mitra), 92

equal variance, 143

equations, 15, 24–25, 35–36

error, 78

estimate value, 242

estimation theory, 10

event status variable, 337

evidence levels, 91