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...

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

How to Choose the Appropriate Statistical Method

APRIL 2005 • VOLUME 9, NUMBER 2 • CLINICAL JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY NURSING This is the second in a series of articles to help nurses use and understand statistics. The purpose of the series is to assist nurses in critically reviewing published studies and implementing the fi ndings of research into clinical practice. The fi rst article addressed basic statistical considerations and types of variabl...

Identifying weekly cycles in meteorological variables: The importance of an appropriate statistical analysis

Article is made available in accordance with the publisher's policy and may be subject to US copyright law. Please refer to the publisher's site for terms of use. The MIT Faculty has made this article openly available. Please share how this access benefits you. Your story matters. [1] Weekly cycles in several meteorological parameters have been previously reported. Yet the extent to which these...