Evidence-Based Statistics. Peter M. B. Cahusac

independent samples data...Figure 3.4 The likelihood function for the mean difference between Drugs B a...Figure 3.5 Plots of misleading M and weak W probabilities according to sampl...

      4 Chapter 4Figure 4.1 Two models for the effects of intensity of training on fitness. (...Figure 4.2 Plot of skill against weeks of practise. The line represents the ...Figure 4.3 Line fitting to linear (a) and quadratic (b) models. In each plot...Figure 4.4 Group means for the factorial ANOVA. The null model is represente...Figure 4.5 Plot of means of hours of extra sleep given three different drugs...

      5 Chapter 5Figure 5.1 A plot of the running times in seconds, for 25 competitors in the...Figure 5.2 The likelihood function for the correlation obtained between the ...Figure 5.3 World record running times for women in the 1500 m event. The fir...Figure 5.4 Figure 5.3 with fitted lines added. The dotted line is the quadra...

      6 Chapter 6Figure 6.1 The likelihood function for data based on 6 out of 10 patients wh...Figure 6.2 Plot of the support function (log likelihood) for 6 out of 10 dea...Figure 6.3 The quadratic approximation used to generate the support function...Figure 6.4 The quadratic approximation for π = .6 and N = 100, shown as...Figure 6.5 The scaled likelihood function for Poisson parameter μ with ...Figure 6.6 The log likelihood function for the rate ratio, shown as thick da...Figure 6.7 The OR likelihood function for the folic acid and neural tube def...Figure 6.8 The likelihood function for data based on 60 out of 100 patients ...Figure 6.9 The likelihood function for data based on 60 out of 100 patients ...Figure 6.10 Likelihood function for success probability when all 11 newborns...Figure 6.11 The likelihood function for the two studies on ECMO and CMT trea...

      7 Chapter 7Figure 7.1 Histogram plot of all the combinations of mean differences betwee...Figure 7.2 The likelihood curve plotted by the R code given at the end of th...Figure 7.3 The likelihood curve plotted by the R code given at the end of th...

      8 Chapter 8Figure 8.1 Odds ratios (circular points) and 95% confidence intervals (error...Figure 8.2 The critical prior interval is shown by the rectangular box situa...Figure 8.3 Probability densities of null (continuous curve) and alternative ...Figure 8.4 Plot of the probabilities of the null hypothesis according to spe...Figure 8.5 Similar to Figure 8.4 except using t with 9 df, plot of the proba...Figure 8.6 Using 95% confidence interval or likelihood interval as a stoppin...Figure 8.7 Use of null and counternull. Both vertical lines represent S-2 li...Figure 8.8 Null and counternull values plotted with hours of sleep (left) an...

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