How Much Does the Cardinal Treatment of Ordinal Variables Matter? An Empirical Investigation
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DOI: 10.1017/pan.2020.55
Abstract: Abstract Many researchers use an ordinal scale to quantitatively measure and analyze concepts. Theoretically valid empirical estimates are robust in sign to any monotonic increasing transformation of the ordinal scale. This presents challenges for the… read more here.
Keywords: ordinal scale; treatment ordinal; much cardinal; cardinal treatment ... See more keywords
Comparing the Accuracy of Diagnostic Tests when Disease is Characterized by an Ordinal Scale.
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DOI: 10.1093/aje/kwac218
Abstract: In diagnostic medicine the true disease status of a patient is often represented on an ordinal scale, for examples, cancer stage (0, I, II, III, and IV), and coronary artery disease severity using the CAD-RADs… read more here.
Keywords: disease; ordinal scale; comparing accuracy; accuracy diagnostic ... See more keywords
Appendectomy versus nonoperative management of simple appendicitis: A post hoc analysis of an Eastern Association for the Surgery of Trauma multicenter study using a hierarchical ordinal scale
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DOI: 10.1097/ta.0000000000003581
Abstract: BACKGROUND Controversy exists about the preferred initial treatment of appendicitis. We sought to compare the two treatments for initial management of simple appendicitis. METHODS In this post hoc analysis of the Multicenter Study for the… read more here.
Keywords: management; analysis; simple appendicitis; hierarchical ordinal ... See more keywords
A discussion on disease severity index values. Part I: warning on inherent errors and suggestions to maximise accuracy
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DOI: 10.1111/aab.12362
Abstract: A special type of ordinal scale comprising a number of intervals of known numeric ranges can be used when estimating severity of a plant disease. The interval ranges are most often based on the percent… read more here.
Keywords: index; severity; ordinal scale; disease severity ... See more keywords
Ruxolitinib as a treatment strategy for SARS-CoV-2 pneumonia: clinical experience in a real-world setting.
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DOI: 10.3855/jidc.15126
Abstract: INTRODUCTION Severe acute respiratory syndrome-related coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) infection is characterised by a viral phase and a severe pro-inflammatory phase. The inhibition of the JAK/STAT pathway limits the pro-inflammatory state in moderate to severe COVID-19. METHODOLOGY… read more here.
Keywords: ruxolitinib treatment; cov pneumonia; pro inflammatory; ordinal scale ... See more keywords