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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
9
pubmed:dateCreated
1992-10-6
pubmed:abstractText
Over the years, the use of statistics to evaluate experimental data in ophthalmology has increased. The present study sought to assess the frequency and types of statistical techniques used in ophthalmic journals. We reviewed 974 original articles from the Archives for 1970, 1980, and 1990; the American Journal of Ophthalmology for 1990; and Ophthalmology for 1990. Of the 592 articles reviewed for 1990, 391 (66.0%) contained statistics, with measures of central tendency most commonly used (385 articles [65.0%]), followed by dispersion (298 [50.3%]), t test (120 [20.3%]), and contingency tables (98 [16.6%]). A reader familiar with 10 statistical techniques would have "statistical accessibility" to 526 (88.9%) of 1990 articles. A statistically significant difference was found in the percentage of articles containing statistical methods among the journals (P = .0003; Archives, 75.3%; Ophthalmology, 66.8%; and American Journal of Ophthalmology, 55.2%).
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
AIM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Sep
pubmed:issn
0003-9950
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
110
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1225-9
pubmed:dateRevised
2007-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1992
pubmed:articleTitle
Statistical techniques in ophthalmic journals.
pubmed:affiliation
Wayne State University School of Medicine, Detroit, MI 48201.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article