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Accreditation Guidelines for Bone Densitometry	[ TABLE OF CONTENTS ]

APPENDIX 3 - Background on statistical methods for bone densitometry reporting

Introduction
A proper interpretation of bone mineral density measurements requires some understanding of the statistical parameters used and factors which affect the confidence which can be placed on a measured value of bone density. These notes provide a basic introduction to some of the statistical terms, parameters and techniques used in the interpretation of bone densitometry results.

APPENDIX 3 TABLE OF CONTENTS

Accuracy and Precision

Standard Deviation and Coefficient of Variation

Normalised Gaussian (Z) Distributions and the Z Statistic

Z-Scores and T-Scores

<< Appendix 2 - DXA quality control	Appendix 3 (cont.) - Accuracy & Precision >>
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