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Acknowledgement of Country
Publisher Information
Accessibility Information
About the Author
Acknowledgments
1.1 How to use this book
1.2 Overcoming maths anxiety
1.3 Diagnostic Test
1.4 Diagnostic test answers
2.1 Rules for significant figures
2.2 Calculations with significant figures
2.3 Practice problems
2.4 Boffin questions
3.1 The importance of estimations
3.2 Practice problems
3.3 Boffin questions
3.4 A focus on maths in clinical practice
4.1 Linear and logarithmic scales
4.2 Practice problems
4.3 Getting bigger or smaller
4.4 Boffin questions
5.1 Converting between SI units
5.2 Practice problems
5.3 Boffin questions
6.1 Counting cells
6.2 Practice problems
7.1 Calculating molar concentrations
7.2 A focus on calculating mass from molarity and volume
7.3 Calculating other concentrations
7.4 A focus on biopharmaceutical production
7.5 Practice problems
7.6 Boffin questions
8.1 Serial dilutions
8.2 Calculating dilutions
8.3 A focus on diluting solutions
8.4 Practice problems
8.5 Homeopathy
8.6 Boffin questions
9.1 Types of data
9.2 Describing data
9.3 Using data to make a diagnosis
9.4 Determining what is normal
9.5 Measurement reliability
9.6 Practice problems
9.7 A focus on understanding standard curves
9.8 Boffin questions
10.1 Sensitivity and specificity
10.2 A focus on medical diagnostics
10.3 Diagnostic test ‘accuracy’
10.4 Sensitivity and specificity are inversely related
10.5 Practice problems
11.1 Investigating the relationship between two variables
11.2 Determining the correlation coefficient
11.3 Calculating the correlation coefficient (r)
11.4 Explanatory power of correlations (R2)
11.5 Misleading regression models
11.6 Practice problems
11.7 Boffin questions
12.1 A focus on infectious disease modelling
12.2 Dealing with large changes in magnitude
12.3 Anatomy of an exponential function
12.4 Practice problems
12.5 Boffin questions
Appendix: Answers to problems
Versioning History
Review Statement
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