DEMYSTIFYING STATISTICS AND INTERPRETING STUDY RESULTS.

In this article, the authors consider some statistical concepts which are important to grasp in the field of dermatology research. The concepts of sampling, systematic errors, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing are important when critically appraising a study and consolidate the concepts i...

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Publicado en:Dermatological Nursing Vol. 20; no. 4; pp. 35 - 39
Autores principales: Gran, Sonia, Hollestein, Loes, Cowdell, Fiona
Formato: tables/charts Journal Article
Publicado: British Dermatological Nursing Group Dec2021
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Sumario:In this article, the authors consider some statistical concepts which are important to grasp in the field of dermatology research. The concepts of sampling, systematic errors, confidence intervals, and hypothesis testing are important when critically appraising a study and consolidate the concepts introduced in the previous article on critical appraisal of a trial by Williams et al.