Material Detail

This open textbook is being utilized in a Clinical Laboratory Science (CLS) course for students in their clinical internship year by Dr. Jahan Abdi at California State University Dominguez Hills. The open textbook provides clinical laboratory science interns with detailed explanations of basic statistical concepts including but not limited to sensitivity, specificity, predictive values, ROC curves or likelihood ratios, which are applied to evaluation of diagnostic lab tests and interpretation of diagnostic data. The book also covers types of data (e.g., nominal, ordinal, interval, etc.), measurement reliability, and the biological variation that affects laboratory findings. The critical appraisal of clinical research and the practical application of laboratory findings in risk assessment and patient prognosis are emphasized in this book. The main motivation to adopt an open textbook was to help students manage their financial burdens during clinical internship while having access to a simplified, reliable and applicable textbook at no cost. Most students access the open textbook in a digital format (online) the link to which is provided in their course syllabus and on Canvas.