Statistical errors in articles published in radiology journals.
Purpose: We aimed to evaluate articles in radiology journals indexed in the Science Citation Index or Science Citation Index Expanded in terms of statistical errors. By this means, we aim to contribute to the production of high quality scientific publications.Methods: In this study, a total of 157 a...
| Publicado en: | Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology Vol. 25; no. 2; pp. 102 - 109 |
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| Formato: | Journal Article |
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Galenos Yayinevi Tic. LTD. STI
Mar/Apr2019
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| fields | @attributes: recordID: 1 pdfLink: plink: https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=ccm&AN=135007382&site=ehost-live header: @attributes: shortDbName: ccm uiTerm: 135007382 longDbName: CINAHL Complete uiTag: AN controlInfo: bkinfo: dissinfo: jinfo: jid: 13053825 39NM jtl: Diagnostic & Interventional Radiology issn: 13053825 maglogo: N pubinfo: dt: Mar/Apr2019 vid: 25 iid: 2 pid: 28155 pub: Galenos Yayinevi Tic. LTD. STI artinfo: ui: 135007382 135007382 NLM30582574 10.5152/dir.2018.18148 NLM30582574 135007382 ppf: 102 ppct: 7 formats: fmt: @attributes: type: P tig: atl: Statistical errors in articles published in radiology journals. aug: au: Karadeniz, Pınar Günel Uzabacı, Ender Kuyuk, Sema Atış Kesin, Fisun Kaskır Can, Fatma Ezgi Seçil, Mustafa Ercan, İlker Günel Karadeniz, Pınar Atış Kuyuk, Sema Kaskır Kesin, Fisun affil: Department of Biostatistics, SANKO University School of Medicine, Gaziantep, Turkey sug: subj: Communications Media Specialties, Medical Statistics and Numerical Data Statistics Methods Newsletters Publishing Standards Publishing Trends Clinical Assessment Tools Ferrans and Powers Quality of Life Index Impact of Events Scale ab: Purpose: We aimed to evaluate articles in radiology journals indexed in the Science Citation Index or Science Citation Index Expanded in terms of statistical errors. By this means, we aim to contribute to the production of high quality scientific publications.Methods: In this study, a total of 157 articles published in 2016-2017 in 20 radiology journals were reviewed randomly. Selected articles were evaluated for statistical errors regarding P values and statistical tests, and for errors in terminology and other errors related to interpretation. In addition, in order to examine whether the error rates of the articles published in the radiology journals differed according to the impact factor, the statistical errors were compared according to the impact factors of the journals.Results: Of the 157 articles published in radiology journals, 10 had no statistical errors, while 147 had at least one statistical error. The most frequently encountered error was "errors in summarizing data" with a rate of 66%. This was followed by "incorrect representation of P values" with a rate of 42%. The least frequently encountered error was "statistical symbol errors" with a rate of 3%. There was no statistically significant difference according to impact factors.Conclusion: In conclusion, radiology journals, as do journals in different fields, include articles containing statistical errors. Even when the quality of the journal increases, there is no difference in these statistical error rates. In order to prevent statistical errors in manuscripts, there are responsibilities for both the researchers who conduct scientific studies and the editors who publish these studies in their journals. Researchers should have a basic statistical knowledge, and the editor must submit all manuscripts for a statistical review. pubtype: Academic Journal doctype: Journal Article ougenre: Article language: English refInfo: holdings: @attributes: islocal: N |
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