Introduction to Statistics
Many people involved in the clinical laboratory sciences need to be familiar with basic statistics for a variety of reasons. These reasons include:
- performing quality control, and interpreting of results of instrument testing
- determining suitability of different methods or instruments for the same task
- understanding how acceptable laboratory procedures and methods are established
- determining ranges for clinical tests of normal, healthy individuals
- understanding clinical trials and new methods presented in journals and articles
- performing those trials and research projects yourself