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Promoting good research practice.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  10826155     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Embarking on a new millennium provides the stimulus both to take stock and also to look forward. In the field of medical statistics there is much to make us feel proud and excited. Rapid methodological developments together with parallel developments in computer technology have enormously expanded our statistical repertoire. At the same time, the high profile attained by the evidence-based medicine movement means that the importance of our discipline is recognized more widely then ever before. However, any medical statistician who is involved in medical publishing, or who is even a regular reader of the medical literature, must be aware of the yawning chasm between what is recognized as good statistical practice and what is actually published. Poor study design, inappropriate analysis and selective reporting are commonplace. In my opinion the most important challenge currently facing our profession is the task of bridging this chasm.
Authors:
G D Murray
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Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article    
Journal Detail:
Title:  Statistical methods in medical research     Volume:  9     ISSN:  0962-2802     ISO Abbreviation:  Stat Methods Med Res     Publication Date:  2000 Feb 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2000-07-10     Completed Date:  2000-07-10     Revised Date:  2007-11-15    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  9212457     Medline TA:  Stat Methods Med Res     Country:  ENGLAND    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  17-24     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Edinburgh Medical School, UK. gordon.murray@ed.ac.uk
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Consensus Development Conferences as Topic
Data Interpretation, Statistical
Guidelines as Topic
Research / standards*

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