P.Mean: News and announcements (created 2009-11-04)
2010-02-23. Free webinar: Putting it all together: meta-analyses and systematic overviews. Wednesday, March 31, 11am-noon, CST. Abstract: This class helps you assess the quality of a systematic overview or meta-analysis. In this class you will learn how to: recognize sources of heterogeneity in meta-analysis; identify and avoid problems with publication bias; and explain the ethical concerns with failure to publish and with duplicate publication. No statistical experience is necessary (explain). No special hardware/software is needed (explain). I will post a handout for this class at least 24 hours prior to the webinar. To register, send an email to with the words "March 5 webinar" in the subject line. General information about the webinar series is at www.pmean.com/webinars.
2010-01-27. Free webinar: "What do all these numbers mean? Sensitivity, specificity, and likelihood ratios," February 17, 11am-noon, CST. Abstract: This one hour training class will give you a general introduction to numeric summary measures for diagnostic testing. You will learn how to distinguish between a diagnostic test that is useful for ruling in a diagnosis and one that is useful for ruling out a diagnosis. You will also see an illustration of how prevalence of disease affects the performance of a diagnostic test. Please have a pocket calculator available during this presentation. This class is useful for anyone who reads journal articles that evaluate these tests. No statistical experience is necessary (explain). No special hardware/software is needed (explain). To register, send an email to with the words "February 17 webinar" in the subject line. General information about the webinar series is at www.pmean.com/webinars.
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