{"product_id":"clinical-trials-dictionary-terminology-and-usage-recommendations-2e-9781118295151","title":"Clinical Trials Dictionary Terminology and Usage","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eNow with twenty five percent more entries, double the number of illustrations, and an updated and extensive bibliography, this Second Edition of the seminal Clinical Trials Dictionary goes well beyond general medical dictionaries in representing the large and complex vocabulary needed to describe the methods and results of clinical trials.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“Clinical Trials Dictionary belongs in any library collection serving readers and writers of clinical trials, including libraries for nursing, social work, epidemiology, medicine, public health, psychology, sociology and any other of the many related fields for which the clinical trial represents a valuable standard of evidence.”  (\u003ci\u003eReference Reviews,\u003c\/i\u003e 1 November 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e“Clinical Trials Dictionary: Terminology and Usage Recommendations” is an insightful and meticulous guide to clinical research that is organized like a dictionary. The author is passionate about the use of language for ill purpose, as evidenced by the usage recommendations and an essay about the language of euphemism, critiicism, intimidation, division, usurpation, equivocation, etc.”  (\u003ci\u003eJournal of Clinical Research Best Practices\u003c\/i\u003e, 7 July 2013)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFOREWORD 1ST EDITION ix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePREFACE xi\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONTRIBUTORS xiii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEXPLANATORY NOTES xv\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDomain of coverage xv\u003cbr\u003e Order and place of entries xv\u003cbr\u003e Synonyms, antonyms, and related terms xv\u003cbr\u003e Language and usage conventions xv\u003cbr\u003e Sources and references xvi\u003cbr\u003e Adages xvi\u003cbr\u003e Usage notes xvi\u003cbr\u003e Etymologies xvi\u003cbr\u003e Abbreviations xvii\u003cbr\u003e Index xvii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eUSAGE PRACTICES, CAUTIONS, AND RECOMMENDATIONS xix\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRecommended and preferred usages xx\u003cbr\u003e Comparative and relative terms xxii\u003cbr\u003e Redundancies, repetitions, and unnecessary words xxiii\u003cbr\u003e Not saying what we mean xxv\u003cbr\u003e Humanizing the inanimate xxv\u003cbr\u003e Pre-, post-, non-, and un- words xxvi\u003cbr\u003e Small troublesome words xxvi\u003cbr\u003e The language of praise, implied value judgment, and presumption xxvii\u003cbr\u003e Euphemisms xxix\u003cbr\u003e Currency words xxix\u003cbr\u003e The language of criticism xxx\u003cbr\u003e The language of exception xxxi\u003cbr\u003e The language of intimidation, implication, and position xxxii\u003cbr\u003e The language of division xxxiii\u003cbr\u003e Usurpative language xxxiii\u003cbr\u003e The language of positivity and negativity xxxiv\u003cbr\u003e Pronouns xxxvii\u003cbr\u003e The language of equivocation and weaseling xxxvii\u003cbr\u003e Vacuous language and claims xxxviii\u003cbr\u003e Jargon xxxviii\u003cbr\u003e Truth by declaration and repetition xxxix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eABBREVIATIONS xli\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLISTING OF ENTRIES xlvii\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Dictionary\u003cbr\u003e A 1\u003cbr\u003e B 15\u003cbr\u003e C 27\u003cbr\u003e D 63\u003cbr\u003e E 79\u003cbr\u003e F 93\u003cbr\u003e G 107\u003cbr\u003e H 113\u003cbr\u003e I 119\u003cbr\u003e J and K 137\u003cbr\u003e L 141\u003cbr\u003e M 151\u003cbr\u003e N 165\u003cbr\u003e O 175\u003cbr\u003e P 185\u003cbr\u003e Q 217\u003cbr\u003e R 221\u003cbr\u003e S 241\u003cbr\u003e T 273\u003cbr\u003e U 291\u003cbr\u003e V 297\u003cbr\u003e W 301\u003cbr\u003e X, Y, and Z 305\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eREFERENCES 307\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eINDEX 317\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEQUATIONS AND FUNCTIONS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBayes' theorem 18\u003cbr\u003e Binomial distribution 22\u003cbr\u003e Binomial theorem 22\u003cbr\u003e Bivariate normal distribution 23\u003cbr\u003e Exponential distribution 90\u003cbr\u003e F-test statistic 93\u003cbr\u003e Gamma distribution 107\u003cbr\u003e Gamma function 107\u003cbr\u003e Geometric distribution 108\u003cbr\u003e Gompertz's curve 108\u003cbr\u003e Greco-Latin square 110\u003cbr\u003e Hypergeometric distribution 117\u003cbr\u003e Inverse sine transformation 133\u003cbr\u003e Kappa statistic 138\u003cbr\u003e Kendall’s tau 139\u003cbr\u003e Latin square 141\u003cbr\u003e Normal distribution 172\u003cbr\u003e Poisson distribution 199\u003cbr\u003e Square root transformation 256\u003cbr\u003e t distribution 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGRAPHIC ILLUSTRATIONS\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFigure 1. Bar Diagram 16\u003cbr\u003e Figure 2. Bell-Shaped Curve 18\u003cbr\u003e Figure 3. Bimodal Distribution 21\u003cbr\u003e Figure 4. Box Plot 25\u003cbr\u003e Figure 5. Chi-square Distribution 31\u003cbr\u003e Figure 6. Circle Graph 32\u003cbr\u003e Figure 7. Closed Sequential Design 37\u003cbr\u003e Figure 8. CONSORT Chart 52\u003cbr\u003e Figure 9. Cumulative Frequency Distribution 60\u003cbr\u003e Figure 10. Exponential Distribution 90\u003cbr\u003e Figure 11. F Distribution 93\u003cbr\u003e Figure 12. Flowchart 99\u003cbr\u003e Figure 13. Forest Plot 101\u003cbr\u003e Figure 14. Frequency Polygon 103\u003cbr\u003e Figure 15. Gantt Chart 107\u003cbr\u003e Figure 16. Histogram 116\u003cbr\u003e Figure 17. Isometric Graph 136\u003cbr\u003e Figure 18. J-shaped Curve 137\u003cbr\u003e Figure 19. Left Skew Distribution 143\u003cbr\u003e Figure 20. Logistic Curve 147\u003cbr\u003e Figure 21. Normal Distribution 172\u003cbr\u003e Figure 22. 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