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Glossary of Statistical Terms
Defines common statistical terms, NCI terminology, and the five key statistical measures of cancer: incidence, mortality, survival, prevalence, and lifetime risk. NCI monitors these cancer statistics to assess progress and to identify population subgroups and geographic areas in which cancer control efforts need to be concentrated.
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Understanding Prognosis and Cancer Statistics
A fact sheet that describes the importance of prediction of disease outcome and recovery, and how statistics help doctors estimate prognosis.
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NCI FACT SHEET: How Changes in U.S. Census Counts Affect NCI Cancer Rates
Because NCI cancer rates are calculated by dividing the number of cancer cases (numerator) by a census-generated denominator, the rates can be heavily influenced by changes or uncertainties in census counts.
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Methods for Population-Based Cancer Statistics
The Statistical Research and Applications Branch has developed new statistical methods and associated software tools for the analysis and reporting of cancer statistics.
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