One of the most discussed, debated and controversial issues in medical research is the p-value. I came across Ronald Fisher's take on this matter in his work, Statistical Methods for the Research Worker, 1925 (the text of this work has been made available online by Christopher D. Green of the York University): “The value for … Continue reading Ronald Fisher and Some Thoughts on the p-Value
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Longitudinal Data Analysis: A Brief Introduction
I presented this brief introduction to longitudinal data analysis in the Department of Community Medicine at the University College of Medical Sciences and Guru Teg Bahadur Hospital, New Delhi as a part of the Residency (PG) Academic Program. Meant as a primer for the MD-students of all the three years, this contains basic principles on … Continue reading Longitudinal Data Analysis: A Brief Introduction
William Gosset: A True Student
Today I attended a Basic Epidemiology class meant for the undergraduate students as I thought it would be good to brush up on my basic knowledge. The topics for the day were Hypothesis Testing and An Introduction to Randomized Controlled Trials, both pretty important ones, no matter which level you are studying at. What struck … Continue reading William Gosset: A True Student
MedEd Monday #1: Seductive Statistics
This is a TED talk worth hearing: In less than 6 minutes, Sebastian Wernicke presents the power of numbers. Aptly titled “LIES, DAMN LIES AND STATISTICS” this is a discourse in how to use numbers. One of my teachers used to say that if you tortured numbers long enough, they would say whatever you wanted … Continue reading MedEd Monday #1: Seductive Statistics
Knowledge Compression and the Beauty of Data
I stumbled onto this fantastic Ted Talk given by “data detective” David McCandless via a Tweet on the @BMJ_latest account: http://twitter.com/bmj_latest/status/58148694725361664 If you are like me and like crunching numbers or at least, trying to pry out hidden information from datasets, then I am sure you shall like this talk as much as I did. … Continue reading Knowledge Compression and the Beauty of Data
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