Open AccessIncorporating natural variation into IVF clinic league tables
Author(s) -
Oscar Lemmers,
Jan A.M. Kremer,
George F. Borm
Publication year - 2007
Publication title -
human reproduction
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.446
H-Index - 226
eISSN - 1460-2350
pISSN - 0268-1161
DOI - 10.1093/humrep/dem018
Subject(s) - league , league table , variation (astronomy) , natural experiment , computer science , medicine , statistics , actuarial science , economics , mathematics , physics , astronomy , classical economics , astrophysics
More and more league tables are being published every day to rate the performance of health boards, hospitals and surgeons. However, they do not show the magnitude of uncertainty caused by natural variation.
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