Gaddis M L, Gaddis G M
Department of Surgery, Truman Medical Center, University of Missouri, Kansas City 64108.
Ann Emerg Med. 1990 Jan;19(1):86-9. doi: 10.1016/s0196-0644(05)82149-3.
Statistical methods commonly used to analyze data presented in journal articles should be understood by both medical scientists and practicing clinicians. Inappropriate data analysis methods have been reported in 42% to 78% of original publications in critical reviews of selected medical journals. The only way to halt researchers' misuse of statistics and improve the clinician's knowledge of statistics is through education. This is the first of a six-part series of articles intended to provide the reader with a basic, yet fundamental knowledge of common biomedical statistical methods. The series will cover basic concepts of statistical analysis, descriptive statistics, statistical inference theory, comparison of means, chi 2, and correlational and regression techniques. A conceptual explanation will accompany discussion of the appropriate use of these techniques.
医学科学家和临床医生都应该理解常用于分析期刊文章中数据的统计方法。在对选定医学期刊的批判性综述中，42%至78%的原始出版物报告了不适当的数据分析方法。阻止研究人员滥用统计学并提高临床医生统计学知识的唯一方法是通过教育。这是一个六部分系列文章中的第一篇，旨在为读者提供常见生物医学统计方法的基本但重要的知识。该系列将涵盖统计分析的基本概念、描述性统计、统计推断理论、均值比较、卡方检验以及相关和回归技术。在讨论这些技术的适当使用时将伴有概念性解释。
