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Wedi'i Gadw mewn:
Manylion Llyfryddiaeth
Prif Awdur: Cohn, Victor, 1919-
Awduron Eraill: Cope, Lewis, 1934-
Fformat: Llyfr
Iaith:English
Cyhoeddwyd: Ames, Iowa : Iowa State University Press, c2001.
Rhifyn:2nd ed.
Pynciau:
Tabl Cynhwysion:
  • 1. Where We Can Do Better
  • 2. The Certainty of Uncertainty
  • 3. Testing the Evidence
  • 4. What's a Good Study?
  • 5. Questions You Can Ask
  • 6. Tests and Testing: Measuring What Works
  • 7. Vital Statistics: Measuring Life and Health
  • 8. Health Plans and Hospitals: Measuring Their Quality
  • 9. Our Environment and Measuring All Risks
  • 10. Polls: Measuring What We Think
  • 11. Politics, Your Pocketbook, and Plenty More.