# \#information

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## [Statistically Efficient Ways to Quantify Added Predictive Value of New Measurements](https://discourse.datamethods.org/t/statistically-efficient-ways-to-quantify-added-predictive-value-of-new-measurements/2013)

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**Author:** [@f2harrell](https://discourse.datamethods.org/u/f2harrell)\
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**Last updated:** [December 19, 2025, 6:09pm UTC](https://discourse.datamethods.org/t/statistically-efficient-ways-to-quantify-added-predictive-value-of-new-measurements/2013 "2025-12-19T18:09:44Z")

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## [Information, Evidence, and Statistics for critical research appraisal](https://discourse.datamethods.org/t/information-evidence-and-statistics-for-critical-research-appraisal/6226)

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**Author:** [@R\_cubed](https://discourse.datamethods.org/u/R_cubed)\
**Replies:** 17\
**Last updated:** [November 21, 2022, 3:15pm UTC](https://discourse.datamethods.org/t/information-evidence-and-statistics-for-critical-research-appraisal/6226 "2022-11-21T15:15:18Z")

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In another post about understanding p-values, ESMD made an important observation: ESMD wrote: I suspect hat much of the confusion among physicians learning critical appraisal stems from the fact that our teachers are …

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## [Computing Information Loss](https://discourse.datamethods.org/t/computing-information-loss/970)

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**Author:** [@pselvan](https://discourse.datamethods.org/u/pselvan)\
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**Last updated:** [November 18, 2018, 5:24pm UTC](https://discourse.datamethods.org/t/computing-information-loss/970 "2018-11-18T17:24:22Z")

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Regarding calculation of information loss, in section 18-1 of Biostatistics for Biomedical Research (BBR) the following example is given: “Some types of information may be quantified in bits. A binary variable is repres…