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Published in: Perspectives on Medical Education 4/2016

Open Access 01-08-2016 | Statistical Points and Pitfalls

On variation and uncertainty

Authors: Jimmie Leppink, Patricia O’Sullivan, Kal Winston

Published in: Perspectives on Medical Education | Issue 4/2016

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The overall purpose of the ‘Statistical Points and Pitfalls’ series is to help readers and researchers alike increase awareness of how to use statistics and why/how we fall into inappropriate choices or interpretations. We hope to help readers understand common misconceptions and give clear guidance on how to avoid common pitfalls by offering simple tips to improve your reporting of quantitative research findings. Each entry discusses a commonly encountered inappropriate practice and alternatives from a pragmatic perspective with minimal mathematics involved. We encourage readers to share comments on or suggestions for this section on Twitter, using the hashtag: #mededstats. …
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Metadata
Title
On variation and uncertainty
Authors
Jimmie Leppink
Patricia O’Sullivan
Kal Winston
Publication date
01-08-2016
Publisher
Bohn Stafleu van Loghum
Published in
Perspectives on Medical Education / Issue 4/2016
Print ISSN: 2212-2761
Electronic ISSN: 2212-277X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s40037-016-0281-5

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