Pocock, S. J., McMurray, J. J.V. and Collier, T. J. (2015) Making sense of statistics in clinical trial reports: Part 1 of a 4-part series on statistics for clinical trials. Journal of the American College of Cardiology, 66(22), pp. 2536-2549. (doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.10.014) (PMID:26653629)
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Abstract
This paper is a practical guide to the essentials of statistical analysis and reporting of randomized clinical trials (RCTs). It is the first in a series of 4 educational papers on statistical issues for RCTs, which will also include statistical controversies in RCT reporting and interpretation, the fundamentals of design for RCTs, and statistical challenges in the design and monitoring of RCTs. Here, we concentrate on displaying results in tables and figures, estimating treatment effects, expressing uncertainty using confidence intervals, and using p values wisely to assess the strength of evidence for a treatment difference. The various methods and their interpretation are illustrated by recent, topical cardiology trial results.
| Item Type: | Articles |
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| Status: | Published |
| Refereed: | Yes |
| Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: | McMurray, Professor John |
| Authors: | Pocock, S. J., McMurray, J. J.V., and Collier, T. J. |
| College/School: | College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Cardiovascular & Metabolic Health |
| Journal Name: | Journal of the American College of Cardiology |
| Publisher: | Elsevier |
| ISSN: | 0735-1097 |
| ISSN (Online): | 1558-3597 |
| Published Online: | 30 November 2015 |
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