SOME STATISTICAL ISSUES IN MEDICINE AND FORENSICS

被引:6
作者
GEISSER, S
机构
关键词
CAUSAL ANALYSIS; DNA FINGERPRINTING; INTERIM ANALYSIS; MASS SCREENING; REGULATION; SCIENTIFIC MISCONDUCT;
D O I
10.2307/2290193
中图分类号
O21 [概率论与数理统计]; C8 [统计学];
学科分类号
020208 ; 070103 ; 0714 ;
摘要
We discuss and comment on the use of statistics in a number of topical issues in forensics and medicine. The forensic issues are scientific misconduct, DNA pattern matching, and causal analysis. In the biomedical area, particular statistical approaches are suggested for problems of mass screening, interim analysis, and the regulation of chronic diseases.
引用
收藏
页码:607 / 614
页数:8
相关论文
共 19 条
[1]  
AITKEN M, 1991, UNPUB MAY PLEN SESS
[2]  
AMBROSE SE, 1991, NEW YORK TIMES BK R, P1
[3]  
BACQUE J, 1989, OTHER LOSSES INVESTI
[4]  
BALAZS I, 1989, AM J HUM GENET, V44, P182
[5]  
Berry DA, 1991, STAT SCI, V6, P175
[6]  
BUDOWLE B, 1991, AM J HUM GENET, V48, P841
[7]   EARLY DECISION IN CLINICAL-TRIALS WHEN THE TREATMENT DIFFERENCES ARE SMALL - EXPERIENCE OF A CONTROLLED TRIAL IN HEAD TRAUMA [J].
CHOI, SC ;
SMITH, PJ ;
BECKER, DP .
CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIALS, 1985, 6 (04) :280-288
[8]   MONITORING CLINICAL-TRIALS BASED ON PREDICTIVE PROBABILITY OF SIGNIFICANCE [J].
CHOI, SC ;
PEPPLE, PA .
BIOMETRICS, 1989, 45 (01) :317-323
[9]  
COWDRY AE, 1990, CANADIAN B MED HIST, V7, P187
[10]   BAYESIAN-ANALYSIS OF SCREENING DATA - APPLICATION TO AIDS IN BLOOD-DONORS [J].
GASTWIRTH, JL ;
JOHNSON, WO ;
RENEAU, DM .
CANADIAN JOURNAL OF STATISTICS-REVUE CANADIENNE DE STATISTIQUE, 1991, 19 (02) :135-150