Dismissing Appropriate Statistical Analysis

Dismissing Appropriate Statistical Analysis

We are thankful to the referees Dr. Mohamad Amin Pourhoseingholi et al. and the Editor for pointing out some valuable suggestion and important notes needed in the manuscript (1). The major concern of reviewer was about the positive Hepatitis D patient (2). Due to high number of cases in our study, the prevalence of Hepatitis D is very low (3). 1) The only positive Hepatitis D is a 31 year-old w...

dismissing appropriate statistical analysis

when appropriate statistical analysis is dismissed

When Appropriate Statistical Analysis is Dismissed

We read with interest the paper entitled “Prevalence of Hepatitis D Virus Infection among Hepatitis B Virus Infected Patients in Qom Province, Center of Iran” by Ghadir et al. (1) which was performed to determine the prevalence of hepatitis D in the general population of Qom province and the potential risk factors for acquiring HDV. They found 48 subjects (1.3%) suffered from hepatitis B and on...

Letter to the Editor: Appropriate Statistical Analysis and Research Reporting