Topics and controversies in biostatistics

Comparison analysis and applications of the Bland-Altman method: correlation or agreement?

Felipe Cardemil

Medwave 2017;17(01):e6852

(24/01/2017)

The questioned p value: clinical, practical and statistical significance

Rosa Jiménez-Paneque

Medwave 2016;16(08):e6534

(10/09/2016)

Regression models for risk-factor assessment

Sergio R. Muñoz Navarro, Jorge A. Rodríguez Tobar

Medwave 2015;15(05):e6154

( 9/06/2015)

Logistic regression against a divergent Bayesian network

Noel Antonio Sánchez Trujillo

Medwave 2015;15(01):e6075

( 4/02/2015)

Causality and prediction: differences and points of contact

Luis Carlos Silva Ayçaguer

Medwave 2014;14(08):e6016

(10/09/2014)

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Using scientific evidence to develop clinical practice guidelines

Angélica Román

Medwave 2012;12(07):e5457

( 1/08/2012)

Clinical guidelines, clinical pathways and protocols of care

Angélica Román

Medwave 2012;12(06):e5436

( 1/07/2012)

Basic concepts and definitions of clinical management

Angélica Román

Medwave 2012;12(05):e5418

( 1/06/2012)

Social and economic context for health care reforms

Angélica Román

Medwave 2012;12(04):e5345

( 1/05/2012)

Management models in health organizations

Angélica Román

Medwave 2012;12(03):e5329

( 1/03/2012)

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Systematic reviews (II)

Miguel Araujo Alonso

Medwave 2011;11(12):e5273

( 1/12/2011)

Systematic reviews (I)

Miguel Araujo Alonso

Medwave 2011;11(11):e5220

( 1/11/2011)

Essential elements and limitations of biomedical literature review

Miguel Araujo Alonso

Medwave 2011;11(10):e5194

( 1/10/2011)

Clinical trials on adverse events of therapy

Miguel Araujo Alonso

Medwave 2011;11(9):e5132

( 1/09/2011)

Studies on the treatment of diseases

Miguel Araujo Alonso

Medwave 2011;11(08):e5110

( 1/08/2011)

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Some biases and limitations present in biomedical literature: Part 2

Miguel Araujo Alonso

Medwave 2013;13(04):e5668

(24/05/2013)

Some biases and limitations present in biomedical literature: Part 1

Miguel Araujo Alonso

Medwave 2013;13(03):e5647

(12/04/2013)

Critical analysis of studies of diagnostic tests: I

Miguel Araujo Alonso

Medwave 2012;12(07):e5465

( 1/08/2012)

Random error in clinical trials (II)

Miguel Araujo Alonso

Medwave 2012;12(06):e5437

( 1/07/2012)

Random error in clinical trials

Miguel Araujo Alonso

Medwave 2012;12(05):e5423

( 1/06/2012)

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Statistics applied to health research

The chi-square

Fernando Quevedo Ricardi

Medwave 2011;11(12):e5266

( 1/12/2011)

Comparison of the averages of two independent samples (with variances unknown but assumed equal)

Fernando Quevedo Ricardi

Medwave 2011;11(11):e5254

( 1/11/2011)

Hypothesis testing to compare two samples

Fernando Quevedo Ricardi

Medwave 2011;11(10):e5195

( 1/10/2011)

Comparison of the percentage of a sample with the percentage of the universe

Fernando Quevedo Ricardi

Medwave 2011;11(9):e5136

( 1/09/2011)

Comparison of the mean of a sample with the average of the universe

Fernando Quevedo Ricardi

Medwave 2011;11(08):e5102

( 1/08/2011)

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Systematic reviews of biomedical literature: an introduction for busy clinicians

Felipe Martínez Lomakin, Eva Madrid Aris

Medwave 2014;14(04):e5955

(23/05/2014)

Case-control studies - the retrospective perspective

Cristian Papuzinski Aguayo, Felipe Martínez Lomakin

Medwave 2014;14(02):e5925

(27/03/2014)

Statistics for the faint of heart - how to interpret confidence intervals and p values

Eva Madrid Aris, Felipe Martínez Lomakin

Medwave 2014;14(01):e5892

(28/01/2014)

Moving towards a destination: considerations about cohort studies in less than 1000 words

Eva Madrid Aris, Felipe Martínez Lomakin

Medwave 2014;14(01):e5877

( 2/01/2014)

Statistics for the faint of heart – how to display your data

Ricardo Aris, Felipe Martínez

Medwave 2013;13(10):e5826

(11/11/2013)

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