Bibliographic Details
| Title: |
What not to do in medical statistics |
| Authors: |
Alexander, Neal |
| Source: |
Revista Brasileira de Saúde Materno Infantil. September 2007 7(3) |
| Publisher Information: |
Instituto de Medicina Integral Prof. Fernando Figueira, 2007. |
| Publication Year: |
2007 |
| Subject Terms: |
Statistics, Biostatistics |
| More Details: |
There have been major efforts to improve the application of statistical methods in medical research, although some errors and misconceptions persist. In this paper I will review some of the topics which most often cause problems: a) comparison of two methods of clinical measurement; b) comparison of baseline values between arms of a randomized trial; c) absence of evidence as opposed to evidence of absence; and d) regression to the mean. I will also revisit a statistical error in one of my own publications. I review some causes of the continuing misuse of statistics, and make some suggestions for modifying the education of statistical and non-statistical medical researchers in order to alleviate this. |
| Document Type: |
article |
| File Description: |
text/html |
| Language: |
English |
| ISSN: |
1519-3829 |
| DOI: |
10.1590/S1519-38292007000300012 |
| Access URL: |
http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1519-38292007000300012 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
| Accession Number: |
edssci.S1519.38292007000300012 |
| Database: |
SciELO |
