Introducing Critical Care Forum's ongoing review of medical statistics
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Corresponding authors: Elise Whitley editorial@ccforum.com - Jonathon Ball editorial@ccforum.com
1 Lecturer in Medical Statistics, University of Bristol, Bristol, UK
2 Lecturer in Intensive Care Medicine, St George's Hospital Medical School, London, UK
Critical Care 2002, 6:3 doi:10.1186/cc1442
Published: 29 January 2002Abstract
Statistics is increasingly used in all fields of medicine but is often poorly understood and incorrectly applied. Critical Care is therefore launching a series of articles aimed at providing a simple introduction or refresher to some of the more commonly used statistical tools and ideas. This series does not aim to be an exhaustive review of medical statistics but rather a starting point to inform readers and stimulate more thought and investigation as to the most appropriate statistical methods to use and the theory and assumptions behind them.