This blog is a review of a newly published book, which has the overall aim of giving health professionals a ‘working understanding’ of medical statistics.
The combination of rising antibiotic resistance and fewer new antibiotic approvals highlights the importance of judicial antimicrobial management. Many institutions are implementing antimicrobial stewardship programmes (ASPs) to raise awareness of the importance of antibiotic stewardship.
Rapid reviews are often driven by requests for timely evidence for decision-making purposes. This blog is a brief introduction to the topic.
A living systematic review is a type of review which is continually updated, incorporating relevant new evidence as it becomes available.
This tutorial provides an introduction to statistical averages (mean, median and mode) for beginners to the topic.
This blog summarizes the concepts of cluster randomization, and the logistical and statistical considerations while designing a cluster randomized controlled trial.
What is a non-inferiority trial and how do patient, drug, and study design characteristics influence decisions of the non-inferiority threshold and clinical decisions.
This blog summarizes the concepts of Expertise-based randomized controlled trials with a focus on the advantages and challenges associated with this type of study.
Measures of variability are statistical tools that help us assess data variability by informing us about the quality of a dataset mean. This second of two blogs on the topic will look at coefficient of variation and the z-score.
Measures of variability are statistical tools that help us assess data variability by informing us about the quality of a dataset mean. This first of two blogs on the topic will cover basic concepts of range, standard deviation, and variance.
Understanding the natural history and prognosis of musculoskeletal (MSK) conditions and injuries creates a great foundation when starting clinical rotations as a physical therapy student. In this blog, Chris shares his own evolving document which gathers various papers together in one centralized location to help him (and others) find the natural history and prognosis of most MSK conditions
A tutorial for understanding and calculating probability. We go back to basics for beginners or for those just wanting a refresher.
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A beginner’s guide to standard deviation and standard error: what are they, how are they different and how do you calculate them?
When you see a claim that a treatment or intervention has no effect, it is important to examine the evidence as this may be a misleading statement.
This blog provides a detailed overview of the concept of ‘blinding’ in randomised controlled trials (RCTs). It covers what blinding is, common methods of blinding, why blinding is important, and what researchers might do when blinding is not possible. It also explains the concept of allocation concealment.