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Most clinical investigators approach statistics in one of three ways: (1) total avoidance, (2) mindless “number crunching” often facilitated by ready access to microcomputers with statistical software packages, or (3) blind faith in the advice of statistical consultants. Unfortunately, none of these approaches is particularly conducive to research of high quality and utility.
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Kramer, M.S. (1991). Clinical Biostatistics: An Overview. In: Troidl, H., et al. Principles and Practice of Research. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-0371-8_15
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