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November 27, 2000Statistics in Medicine243 citations

Statistics in medical journals: some recent trends

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DADouglas G. Altman

Key Points

  • To review emerging statistical methodologies in medical journals and address persistent challenges in data analysis, interpretation, and reporting.
  • Reviewed major statistical areas gaining prominence over the prior 5–10 years, including meta-analysis, evidence-based medicine, and cluster randomized trials.
  • Synthesized findings from recent evaluations of data interpretation, hypothesis testing usage, and research reporting across medical publications.
  • Identified increased adoption of advanced evidence synthesis tools, specifically meta-analyses and cluster randomized trial designs.
  • Identified widespread issues regarding the analytical misuse and misinterpretation of hypothesis testing in published medical literature.
  • Highlighted recent developments and necessary advancements in the standardization of reporting statistical research.

Abstract

I review some areas of medical statistics that have gained prominence over the last 5-10 years: meta-analysis, evidence-based medicine, and cluster randomized trials. I then consider several issues relating to data analysis and interpretation, many relating to the use and misuse of hypothesis testing, drawing on recent reviews of the use of statistics in medical journals. I also consider developments in the reporting of research in medical journals.

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