BIOSTATISTICS - HOW TO DETECT, CORRECT AND PREVENT ERRORS IN THE MEDICAL LITERATURE
BIOSTATISTICS - HOW TO DETECT, CORRECT AND PREVENT ERRORS IN THE MEDICAL LITERATURE
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DOI：
10.1161/01.cir.61.1.1
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发表时间：
1980-01-01
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影响因子：
37.8
通讯作者：
GLANTZ, SA
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作者：
GLANTZ, SA
在医学期刊上发表的使用统计方法的文章中，大约有一半是不正确的。这些错误是如此普遍，以至于目前的同行审查制度无法控制它们。本文提出了一些经验法则，以帮助读者识别有问题的统计分析，并估计作者会得出什么结论，如果他们使用适当的统计方法。为了防止出现此类错误，期刊在接受手稿之前应确保由熟悉统计学的人进行审查。此外，人类研究委员会应该坚持研究者在批准方案之前定义适当的数据分析策略。这些政策应迅速有效地提高临床和科学文献的可靠性。
Approximately half the articles published in medical journals that use statistical methods use them incorrectly. These errors are so widespread that the present system of peer review has not been able to control them. This article presents a few rules of thumb to help readers identify questionable statistical analysis and estimate what the authors would have concluded had they used appropriate statistical methods. To prevent such errors from appearing, journals should secure review by someone knowledgeable in statistics before accepting a manuscript. In addition, human research committees should insist that an investigator define an appropriate strategy for data analysis before approving a protocol. Such policies should quickly and effectively increase the reliability of the clinical and scientific literature.