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ESTIMATE EFFECT [1 record]

Record 1 2014-01-16

English

Subject field(s)
  • Scientific Research
  • General Medicine, Hygiene and Health
  • Statistical Methods
DEF

In a study, the relationship between the outcome observed when an intervention is applied and the outcome observed in a control group.

OBS

This relationship may be expressed as a number needed to treat, odds ratio, risk difference, relative risk, standardised mean difference or weighted mean difference.

OBS

estimate of effect: term and definition standardized by the Health Technology Assessment (HTA) Glossary English Editorial Board and the Translation Bureau.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Recherche scientifique
  • Médecine générale, hygiène et santé
  • Méthodes statistiques
DEF

Dans une étude, relation entre le résultat observé lorsqu’une intervention est appliquée et le résultat observé dans un groupe témoin.

OBS

Cette relation peut être exprimée en ratio interventions/bénéfices, en rapport des cotes, en différence de risques, en risque relatif, en moyenne des différences standardisées ou en moyenne pondérée des différences.

OBS

estimation de l'effet; mesure de l'effet : termes et définition normalisés par l'Institut national d'excellence en santé et en services sociaux (INESSS) et le Bureau de la traduction.

Spanish

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