Learning statistical methods

International Journal of Clinical Monitoring and Computing
N L Pace

Abstract

Since at least 1951 anesthesia journals have called for a more rigorous application of statistical methods in research reports. This appeal for statistical excellence actually applies to the researcher, to the clinician journal reader, and to the editor. Thirty five years ago the obligations of these three groups was made clear in an unsigned editorial in Anesthesiology; there is now a widespread consensus on these responsibilities. The researcher must create valid science. The clinician reader must bring sufficient intellectual skills to understand a journal article; using these skills the reader must critique the research report to judge its applicability to his patients. The editor must decline manuscripts showing poor or absent application of the scientific method, experimental design, and statistical analysis. Though the editors continue to exhort further improvements, even a casual perusal of their journals demonstrates a tremendous improvement in the handling of numeric data over the last four decades. With the increasing sophistication of statistical methods in journals, the reader must continue to expand his statistical understanding. In this short review, a few highlights of statistical methods useful either in planni...Continue Reading

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Jul 2, 1999·Journal of Molecular Biology·S PerrettA R Fersht
Aug 7, 2013·International Journal of Epidemiology·Mohammad A MansourniaSander Greenland
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Jun 1, 1994·Journal of Accident & Emergency Medicine·D F Heath

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