Analytical approaches for transplant research

This article is intended to provide a description of the analytical approaches used in various Scientific Registry of Transplant Recipients (SRTR) analyses, including the 2002 OPTN/SRTR Annual Report, the center-specific reports (CSRs), and analyses for committees of the Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN) and Advisory Committee on Organ Transplantation (ACOT). It is about ‘choosing the right method to answer the right question’ and the issues involved in selecting from among alternative approaches to data analysis.