The prevalence/frequency of statistical errors in health journal articles. A systematic review

2025/04/03 by Glasziou, Paul, Beller, Elaine, Jones, Mark +3
#Medicine and Health Sciences #biostatistics #inadequate statistics #incorrect statistics #journals #statistical errors

paper · doi:10.17605/osf.io/bk2mv

Abstract

This protocol will outline a plan to systematically review the literature, identify the types of statistical errors reported in published health research, and, where possible, quantify their frequency.

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