tailieunhanh - Báo cáo y học: " Introducing the Critical Care Forum’s ongoing review of medical statistics"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu về y học được đăng trên tạp chí y học General Psychiatry cung cấp cho các bạn kiến thức về ngành y đề tài: Introducing the Critical Care Forum’s ongoing review of medical statistics. | Available online http content 6 1 003 Editorial Introducing the Critical Care Forum s ongoing review of medical statistics Elise Whitley and Jonathan Ball Lecturer in Medical Statistics University of Bristol Bristol UK Lecturer in Intensive Care Medicine St George s Hospital Medical School London UK Correspondence Editorial office Critical Care Forum editorial@ Published online 29 January 2002 Critical Care 2002 6 3 2002 BioMed Central Ltd Print ISSN 1364-8535 Online ISSN 1466-609X Abstract Statistics is increasingly used in all fields of medicine but is often poorly understood and incorrectly applied. Critical Care is therefore launching a series of articles aimed at providing a simple introduction or refresher to some of the more commonly used statistical tools and ideas. This series does not aim to be an exhaustive review of medical statistics but rather a starting point to inform readers and stimulate more thought and investigation as to the most appropriate statistical methods to use and the theory and assumptions behind them. Keywords data analysis medical statistics The science of statistics is increasingly employed in all fields of medicine. Statistical techniques are used not only by academics and clinicians directly involved in medical research but also by advocates of evidence-based medicine who must synthesise results from many different sources to reach useful conclusions. Because of this widespread use it is important that all those involved in research or the management of patients have a sound grasp of at least the basics of statistical methods. Unfortunately in practice this is often not true with many relying on distant memories of poorly understood lectures from undergraduate courses. In response to this Critical Care is launching a series of articles aimed at providing a simple introduction and or refresher to some of the more common tools and ideas used in medical statistics. The articles are aimed at a non-specialist .