A simple, yet revolutionary new statistical technique enables better assessment and implementation of many tests and predictive models, leading to greater patient benefits. Faulty assumptions in some ...

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Misuse of statistics in medical and sports science research is common and may lead to detrimental consequences to healthcare. Many authors, editors and peer reviewers of medical papers will not have ...

More than half of adults used the internet to look for health or medical information during July to December 2022, with higher prevalence among women than men, according to an October data brief ...

Matthews and Farewell have produced the fourth edition of their book on medical statistics. It is generally a comprehensive text that covers the main statistical methods commonly used in the medical ...

Relative risk, absolute risk, number needed to treat: medical research papers are loaded with confusing statistics. Steven Woloshin and Lisa M. Schwartz, authors of the book Know Your Chances: ...

One thing that the pandemic has demonstrated is the importance of quality medical statistics. This has been, and will remain, key to ensuring that those tasked with optimising healthcare outcomes can ...