New Posts For Thread: Any statisticians here?https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30657587/any-statisticians-hereRegarding the NHS weekend mortality rate. 1) Is it possible to compare 2 days with 5?2) When does the weekend start and finish?3) If the amount of minor surgical procedures drops at the weekend would that not distort the d/r %?Thank you.hunt is a politcian and chose numbers to suit his case without checking their veracity. some time ago i saw a specialist being interviewed on tv whose team does kidney transplants 7 days a week. he said in his unit there is no noticeable difference ihttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30657587/any-statisticians-here?post_id=547907845#547907845hunt is a politcian and chose numbers to suit his case without checking their veracity. some time ago i saw a specialist being interviewed on tv whose team does kidney transplants 7 days a week. he said in his unit there is no noticeable difference iWed, 24 Feb 2016 13:38:37 -0600tough to prove but lots of drinking on a friday night, saturdayand violence related around ithttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30657587/any-statisticians-here?post_id=547907735#547907735tough to prove but lots of drinking on a friday night, saturdayand violence related around itWed, 24 Feb 2016 13:22:42 -0600Working child calls to parent on Friday evening or Saturday morning and finds the parent has been seriously ill without the ability to call for help. The child wondered why they didn't answer the phone. Ambulance called.Thank you. Next.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30657587/any-statisticians-here?post_id=547906147#547906147Working child calls to parent on Friday evening or Saturday morning and finds the parent has been seriously ill without the ability to call for help. The child wondered why they didn't answer the phone. Ambulance called.Thank you. Next.Wed, 24 Feb 2016 10:33:48 -06006%https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30657587/any-statisticians-here?post_id=547904033#5479040336%Wed, 24 Feb 2016 07:21:08 -0600You may find this useful, an updated evaluation and commentary:08 / 09 / 2015Seven-day services – analysis and commentary British Medical Journal, September 2015 Nick Freemantle and colleagues (including Sir Bruce Keogh) have published an updated ehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30657587/any-statisticians-here?post_id=547903463#547903463You may find this useful, an updated evaluation and commentary:08 / 09 / 2015Seven-day services – analysis and commentary British Medical Journal, September 2015 Nick Freemantle and colleagues (including Sir Bruce Keogh) have published an updated eWed, 24 Feb 2016 05:36:42 -0600Those figures are for two years at most and the difference is not much more than 2%.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30657587/any-statisticians-here?post_id=547903459#547903459Those figures are for two years at most and the difference is not much more than 2%.Wed, 24 Feb 2016 05:34:33 -0600Thank you Clydebank, I will reread your postings once I have looked up comorbidity. 5.2% compared to 4.9% is considerable unless the weekend starts at 5 pm Friday and ends at 9am Monday.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30657587/any-statisticians-here?post_id=547903415#547903415Thank you Clydebank, I will reread your postings once I have looked up comorbidity. 5.2% compared to 4.9% is considerable unless the weekend starts at 5 pm Friday and ends at 9am Monday.Wed, 24 Feb 2016 05:26:11 -0600so there is a difference, and no body knows why. Could be that its the weekend, ie people behaving differently not at work, who knows.What must be plain is that to use these figures to bash junior doctors is just plucking a reason out their arsehttps://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30657587/any-statisticians-here?post_id=547903313#547903313so there is a difference, and no body knows why. Could be that its the weekend, ie people behaving differently not at work, who knows.What must be plain is that to use these figures to bash junior doctors is just plucking a reason out their arseWed, 24 Feb 2016 05:04:17 -0600Another one...Background A number of studies have shown that weekend admissions to hospital are associated with significantly higher mortality compared with weekday admissions. Previous studies have suggested that the observed variability in weekend-https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30657587/any-statisticians-here?post_id=547903291#547903291Another one...Background A number of studies have shown that weekend admissions to hospital are associated with significantly higher mortality compared with weekday admissions. Previous studies have suggested that the observed variability in weekend-Wed, 24 Feb 2016 05:00:49 -0600from the BMJ.https://community.betfair.com/chit_chat/go/thread/view/94038/30657587/any-statisticians-here?post_id=547903283#547903283from the BMJ.Wed, 24 Feb 2016 04:59:01 -0600