logistic regression

basics of, 251–254

definition of, 12, 210

disadvantages of, 266–268

evaluating, 257–265

sample size for, 268–269

using, 249–250, 255–257

lognormal distribution,

36, 125, 353–354

logrank test,

317–325, 328–330

longitudinal research, 90

lost to followup (LFU),

303–304, 308–309

LOWESS (locally weighted scatterplot smoothing) curvefitting,

12, 286–290

lung cancer, 296–298

M

Mann, Henry (professor), 141

MannWhitney U test,

47–49, 143, 362

MantelCox test.

See logrank test

MantelHaenszel chisquare test,

168

margin of error (ME), 134

marginal totals, 160

masking, 66, 70, 171

mathematical expressions, 15

mathematical operations, 18–25

matrix, 26

matrix algebra, 26

maximum value, 222

ME (margin of error), 134

mean

arithmetic, 115–116

compared to other values, 142–157, 362

confidence limits, 134–135

mean square (mean Sq), 155

measurements, 63–64, 102–103