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Statistical methods in clinical trials
Author(s) -
Gebski Val J,
Keech Anthony C
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
medical journal of australia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.904
H-Index - 131
eISSN - 1326-5377
pISSN - 0025-729X
DOI - 10.5694/j.1326-5377.2003.tb05139.x
Subject(s) - clinical trial , citation , principal (computer security) , medicine , library science , family medicine , computer science , operating system
The Medical Journal of Australia ISSN: 0025-729X 17 February 2003 178 4 182-184 ©The Medical Journal of Australia 2003 www.mja.com.au EBM: Trials on Trial APPROPRIATE STATISTICAL METHODS for analysing trial data are critical for the correct interpretation of the results. Item 12 of the CONSORT statement (Box 1) relates to the statistical methods used in the reporting of trials, together with scientific and statistical principles concerning analyses of subgroups, endpoints and appropriate statistical tests. These issues need to be carefully considered before beginning a study and should be outlined in a standard trial protocol, which may be supplemented by a ore extensive statistical analysis plan.1