Review paper or intro books on Real World Data (Evidence) Analysis?

I would appreciate if anyone can give me titles of review paper or introductory level books on Real World Data/Evidence analysis, particularly for life sicence.

07 August 2015 4,071 0 View

Can I get a text book reference for the proof that g(x) = inf_{y\in Y} f(x,y) is continuous in x given compactness of Y and continuity of f in x ,y?

06 July 2015 1,058 4 View

Existence of minimum of the difference between two quadratic objective function?

11 December 2014 1,689 6 View

How can I prove the continuity of the optimal value function in convex quadratic programming?

Consider the following setting: g(y,V) = minw\in C(y-w)TV(y-w), C is a closed convex cone, V is positive definite and y is in Rn. Assume an appropriate norm for (y,V), would g(y,V) be continuous...

11 December 2014 2,549 8 View

Existence of conic projection - Can anyone help?

07 August 2014 6,667 12 View

Are 200 replicates per scenario enough for a simulation study?

I know it would be difficult to answer concretely but I would like to here from everyone's opinions and experience (I know this depends on the setting, but again a relative answer is also...

05 June 2014 2,255 9 View

Any recommendations for a textbook on convex optimization (incl. sections on conic optimization)?

I would like to know which textbooks would be best for giving an introduction to convex/conic optimization that provide the intuition for the following: - Lagrange multiplier - Dual/Primal...

02 March 2014 2,209 20 View

Could anyone tell me what the mathematical definition/expression for a polyhedral convex set and polyhedral cone in general Euclidean space is?

I have searched through the internet and found "Convex Polyhedron", "Convex Polytope". Are they the same thing? Plus it would be great if there is some elaboration on the properties of such object.

01 February 2014 8,651 6 View

Real life competing risk data sets with left truncation in R?

Is there such a data set freely available, specifically in R? I tried to search in several packages and could find ones with interval censoring even current status data but not yet found any with...

31 December 2013 417 3 View

Is there a universal cook book on sample size calculation?

Does anyone know of a universal cookbook on sample size calculation for as many as possible scenarios (particularly in clinical research) ? Any help is greatly appreciated!

09 October 2013 6,261 21 View

How to compare two groups with only two measurements?

Hiiiii everyone! I have an enquiry on statistical analysis. I was looking for many forum and it's still cannot solve my problem. I want to compare means of two groups of data but only with two...

03 March 2021 8,796 3 View

Enhanced Yellow Fluorescent Protein (Aequorea victoria) DNA sequence?

I am on the lookout for the Enhanced Yellow Fluorescent Protein (Aequorea victoria) DNA sequence. Does anyone know where I can find it? Thank you in advance

03 March 2021 3,568 1 View

What kind of fluid could I use for a pitfall trap that also does not invalidate molecular testing?

Hi, I want to start testing pitfall trap to obtain ants samples, but I need to conduct molecular analysis on those insects. So, what kind of fluid can I use? Ethanol expires too early and I need...

03 March 2021 5,978 5 View

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10?

What's the best way to measure growth rates in House sparrow chicks from day 2 to day 10? Since, the growth curve from day 2 to 10 won't be like the "Logistic curve" it might not follow logistic...

03 March 2021 1,401 3 View

Do we need to write protocol for a second study of a systematic review that has been registered and published?

I have conducted and published a systematic review and meta-analysis research with the topic related to public health and health pomotion (protocol was registed in PROSPERO). Now we want to...

03 March 2021 8,920 3 View

How to increase a model accuracy ?

dear community, my model is based feature extraction from non stationary signals using discrete Wavelet Transform and then using statistical features then machine learning classifiers in order to...

03 March 2021 6,994 5 View

Do I need to do linear regression before running mediation analysis using PROCESS MACRO by Hayes ?

I just wanted to check if I need to run a linear regression separately if I am using PROCESS MACRO to run mediation analysis. Thank you.

02 March 2021 4,359 3 View

How to normalise data on OPM package from R Studio ?

Good afternoon, I recently used OmniLog from BIOLOG for my experimentations : I tested the metabolism of different strains on 2 types of plates. I have 16 strains of 3 different groups...

02 March 2021 3,584 1 View

Sample dilution for quantitative analysis using ELISA?

If the detection range is in ng/ml but the reference range is in ug/ml for a molecule or protein in serum or plasma .how to dilute and what is the initial volume to be taken for quantitative analysis

02 March 2021 7,670 3 View

Is There Any Feasible Method To Test Fluorescent Compounds Other Than Fluorescence Spectrometers ??

Is There Any Feasible Method To Test The Efficiency Of Fluorescent Compounds Other Than UV Spectrometers ? Suggestions Would Be Appreciated !

02 March 2021 5,785 3 View