Evaluation Methods in Biomedical Informatics (Health by Charles P. Friedman

By Charles P. Friedman

Seriously up-to-date and revised from the profitable first variation Appeals to quite a lot of informatics pros, from scholars to on-site scientific details procedure directors contains case reviews and actual global approach reviews References and self-tests for suggestions and motivation after every one bankruptcy nice for educating reasons, the publication is suggested for classes provided at universities equivalent to Columbia college exact definition and use of phrases

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For example, if use of a computer-based tutorial program is found to raise medical students’ national licensure examination scores, which are readily obtained and highly reliable, it usually does not settle the argument about the value of the tutorial program. Instead, it may only kindle a new argument about the validity of the examination used as an outcome measure. In the most general case, a resource produces several effects: some positive and some negative. Unless the reasons for these mixed effects can somehow be explored further, the impact of a resource cannot be comprehensively understood, or it may be seriously misestimated.

During the 1940s, rural farmers in Georgia were trained and encouraged to preserve their vegetables in jars in large quantities to ensure they would have a balanced diet throughout the winter. The campaign was so successful that the number of jars on display in the farmers’ homes became a source of prestige. 7 4. Study the resource while it is under development and after it is deployed. In general, the decisions evaluation can facilitate are of two types. Formative decisions are made for the purpose of improving an information resource.

The literature of innovation is replete with examples of unintended consequences. During the 1940s, rural farmers in Georgia were trained and encouraged to preserve their vegetables in jars in large quantities to ensure they would have a balanced diet throughout the winter. The campaign was so successful that the number of jars on display in the farmers’ homes became a source of prestige. 7 4. Study the resource while it is under development and after it is deployed. In general, the decisions evaluation can facilitate are of two types.

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