STATISTICS IN MEDICAL JOURNALS - DEVELOPMENTS IN THE 1980S

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ALTMAN, DG
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[1] Medical Statistics Laboratory, London, WC2A 3PX, P.O. Box No 123, Lincoln's Inn Fields
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10.1002/sim.4780101206
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Q [生物科学];
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07 ; 0710 ; 09 ;
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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.
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