Statistics in medical journals: Developments in the 1980s
- 1 December 1991
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Wiley in Statistics in Medicine
- Vol. 10 (12), 1897-1913
- https://doi.org/10.1002/sim.4780101206
Abstract
This paper reviews changes in the use of statistics in medical journals during the 1980s. Aspects considered are research design, statistical analysis, the presentation of results, medical journal policy (including statistical refereeing), and the misuse of statistics. Despite some notable successes, the misuse of statistics in medical papers remains common.Keywords
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