Liv A. Augestad

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Liv Ariane Augestad (f. 1980) er ph.d., lege og postdoktor ved Avdeling for helseledelse og helseøkonomi, Universitetet i Oslo og Helse Øst kompetansesenter for helsetjenesteforskning ved Akershus universitetssykehus.

Forfatter har fylt ut ICMJE-skjemaet og oppgir ingen interessekonflikter.

Email: l.a.augestad@medisin.uio.no

Articles by Liv A. Augestad

Seasonally adjusted birth frequencies follow the Poisson distribution

Mathias Barra,
Jonas C. Lindstrøm,
Samantha S. Adams,
Liv A. Augestad

15.12.2015: Being able to estimate the expected number of non-elective births on a given day, and thus how the activity in maternity wards will vary through the week and the year, is a considerable advantage for heads of maternity clinics and other decision-makers in the health services. This will assist in...

Science, numerology and critical sense

Liv A. Augestad,
Mathias Barra,
Samantha Salvesen Adams

15.12.2015: How can numerology become fact? Neither editorial boards, nor readers, should neglect their own expertise and critical sense, even when reference is made to sophisticated statistical distributions with appurtenant eponyms and the material apparently approved by statisticians. The following is taken...