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. 2002 May 25;324(7348):1271-3.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1271.

Peer review of statistics in medical research: the other problem

Peter Bacchetti¹

Affiliations

PMID: 12028986
PMCID: PMC1123222
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1271

Review

Peer review of statistics in medical research: the other problem

Peter Bacchetti. BMJ. 2002.

. 2002 May 25;324(7348):1271-3.

doi: 10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1271.

Author

Peter Bacchetti¹

Affiliation

¹ Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, University of California, San Francisco, CA 94143-0560, USA. pbacchetti@epi.ucsf.edu

PMID: 12028986
PMCID: PMC1123222
DOI: 10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1271

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Peer review of statistics in medical research. Journal reviewers are even more baffled by sample size issues than grant proposal reviewers.
Zwarenstein M. Zwarenstein M. BMJ. 2002 Aug 31;325(7362):491; author reply 491. doi: 10.1136/bmj.325.7362.491/a. BMJ. 2002. PMID: 12202336 Free PMC article. No abstract available.
Peer review of statistics in medical research. Suggested solution may partly solve other problem.
Fox M. Fox M. BMJ. 2002 Aug 31;325(7362):491. BMJ. 2002. PMID: 12211230 No abstract available.
Peer review of statistics in medical research. Reviewers' contributions should be thoughtful, constructive, and encouraging.
Barton GA. Barton GA. BMJ. 2002 Aug 31;325(7362):491. BMJ. 2002. PMID: 12211231 No abstract available.
Peer review of statistics in medical research. Rationale for requiring power calculations is needed.
Horrobin DF. Horrobin DF. BMJ. 2002 Aug 31;325(7362):491; author reply 491. BMJ. 2002. PMID: 12211232 No abstract available.
Peer review of statistics in medical research. Reporting power calculations is important.
Altman DG, Moher D, Schulz KF. Altman DG, et al. BMJ. 2002 Aug 31;325(7362):491; author reply 491. BMJ. 2002. PMID: 12211233 No abstract available.
Power is indeed irrelevant in interpreting completed studies.
Senn SJ. Senn SJ. BMJ. 2002 Nov 30;325(7375):1304. BMJ. 2002. PMID: 12458264 Free PMC article. No abstract available.

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