Fundamental Statistical Methods for Engineers
If you are looking to learn about statistics, but are reluctant to do so, this is the course for you. This applied training provides a solid basis for all other…
The Primary Outcome Is Positive — Is That Good Enough?
Clinical trial findings are often simplified into a binary conclusion, focusing on a P value of less than 0.05 for a treatment difference. However, a more nuanced interpretation requires examining…
Statistical Terminology for ANOVA (lm), glm, glmm & Beyond
I would like to propose alternatives to what is unfortunately very common in scientific papers "An ANOVA was done/..." Hopefully, the terminology below should help investigators improving the reporting of…
Statistical Reporting Needs to Convey More Details for Clarity
Today I would like to focus on the quality of information associated with simple statistical methods commonly used in the biomedical sciences and how they are reported in scientific publications.…
Tests for Detecting Non-Normality – Good Practices & Pitfalls
There are several normality tests: Shapiro-Wilk, Kolmogorov-Smirnov, Anderson-Darling, Liliefors, Jarque-Bera, Anscombe-Glynn, Cramer--von Mises, etc. Normality Tests @Statistical.Solutions Pitfalls ♦️ "Non-" Normality tests" vary in the type of departures from normality…