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The presentation of statistics
Author(s) -
Bryant T. N.
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
pediatric allergy and immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.269
H-Index - 89
eISSN - 1399-3038
pISSN - 0905-6157
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3038.1998.tb00355.x
Subject(s) - medicine , presentation (obstetrics) , confidence interval , statistics , statement (logic) , statistical hypothesis testing , data presentation , medline , medical physics , data collection , surgery , mathematics , political science , law
This article outlines the statistical requirements that authors should fulfill when submitting manuscripts to Pediatric Allergy and Immunology. The requirements are based on the ‘Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to Biomedical Journals’ and the CONSORT statement. Common statistical flaws that routinely arise in the medical literature are described. The use of ± confidence intervals and P values, correlation and regression, multiple testing and repeated measures are discussed.