title: Statistical analysis of nutritional studies.
abstract: Statistical analysis of data collected in experimental or observational studies is an important part of nutritional research. If it is not done appropriately, there is a risk that information in the data is lost, or that conclusions are misleading. The present article does not attempt a full review of the subject of statistics, but attempts to list aspects where care is needed.
authors.affiliation: Biomathematics and Statistics Scotland, Rowett Research Institute, Aberdeen AB21 9SB, UK. g.horgan@bioss.ac.uk
authors.forename: G W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Horgan
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D000818:Animals; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D009749:Nutrition Surveys; D009747:Nutritional Physiological Phenomena; D011897:Random Allocation; D013223:Statistics as Topic; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric