Statistics review 2: samples and populations

Crit Care. 2002 Apr;6(2):143-8. doi: 10.1186/cc1473. Epub 2002 Feb 7.

Abstract

The previous review in this series introduced the notion of data description and outlined some of the more common summary measures used to describe a dataset. However, a dataset is typically only of interest for the information it provides regarding the population from which it was drawn. The present review focuses on estimation of population values from a sample.

MeSH terms

  • Confidence Intervals*
  • Critical Care
  • Hemoglobins
  • Humans
  • Normal Distribution*
  • Population Surveillance*
  • Reference Values

Substances

  • Hemoglobins