Journal article
A primer for clinical researchers in the emergency department: Part V: How to describe data and basic medical statistics
S Donath, A Davidson, FE Babl
EMA Emergency Medicine Australasia | WILEY-BLACKWELL | Published : 2013
Abstract
In this series we address key topics for clinicians who conduct research as part of their work in the ED. In this section we will address important statistical concepts for clinical researchers and readers of clinical research publications. We use practical clinical examples of how to describe clinical data for presentation and publication, and explain key statistical concepts and tests clinical researchers will likely use for the majority of ED datasets. © 2012 Australasian College for Emergency Medicine and Australasian Society for Emergency Medicine.
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Funding Acknowledgements
Some of the concepts and information contained in this paper are based on a lecture series titled 'Introduction to Clinical Trials' and materials for Advanced Medical Students developed by the Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit as well as research orientation materials by the Ethics Research Office at Royal Children's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia. We acknowledge grant support from the Murdoch Children's Research Institute, Melbourne, Australia and the Victorian Government's Operational Infrastructure Support Program.