Haines S J
Neurosurgery. 1981 Oct;9(4):414-8. doi: 10.1227/00006123-198110000-00012.
Statistical analysis has become very important in medical research. The large number and variety of statistical techniques required to appropriately handle different types of medical research make it impossible for most physicians to acquire enough statistical expertise to analyze critically the details of many reports. However, a basic understanding of certain fundamental principles of statistical analysis is vital if statistical errors and misapplications are to be identified and prevented. The basic principles underlying six common statistical errors are discussed and a guide to pertinent literature is provided so that the practicing physician without special statistical knowledge can be in a better position to understand and interpret statistical analysis in the medical literature.
统计分析在医学研究中已变得非常重要。适当地处理不同类型的医学研究所需的大量且多样的统计技术，使得大多数医生不可能获得足够的统计专业知识来严格分析许多报告的细节。然而，如果要识别和防止统计错误及误用，对统计分析某些基本原理的基本理解至关重要。本文讨论了六种常见统计错误背后的基本原理，并提供了相关文献指南，以便没有特殊统计知识的执业医生能更好地理解和解释医学文献中的统计分析。
