Includes bibliographical references and index.

Overview of research designs applied to radiology / Andreas Roposch and Andrea S. Doria -- Descriptive statistics / Mateen Shaikh and Hadas Moshonov -- Statistical methods for analysis of diagnostic tests / George Tomlinson, Gerald Lebovic, Connie Marras, and Andrea S. Doria -- Measurement : validity, reliability, responsiveness / Alexandra M. Easson, George Tomlinson, and Andrea S. Doria -- Observational designs / Marinka Twilt, Ivan R. Diamond, and Susanne M. Benseler -- Randomized controlled trials / Ivan R. Diamond and Brian M. Feldman -- Systemic reviews, evidence-based imaging, and knowledge translation / Andrea S. Doria, Jennifer Stinson, and Prakeshkumar Shah -- Decision analysis / Ava A. John-Baptiste and Sapna Rawal -- Costs and consequences : an introduction to economic evaluation in radiology / Wendy J. Ungar and Richard Zur -- Conducting and publishing research / Andrea S. Doria, Peter Strouse, and Thomasin Adams-Webber -- Obtaining ethics approval, data management, and budget formulation / Ravi Menezes, Tuula Kalliomäki, and Yasser Karimzad -- Steps for using research as a success tool in academia / Aine Kelly and Suresh Mukherji -- Introduction to statistical inference : point estimation, confidence intervals, and hypothesis tests / Christopher Meaney, Rahim Moineddin, and George Tomlinson -- An introduction to linear and logistic regression / Christopher Meaney, Mateen Sheik, Rahim Moineddin, and Andrea S. Doria -- Sample size estimation / Mateen Shaikh, Joseph Beyene, and Andrea S. Doria -- Introduction to meta-analysis / Joseph Beyene, Binod Neupane, and Zelalem Firisa.