title: Breaking down barriers: helpful breakthrough statistical methods you need to understand better.
authors.affiliation: Department of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio 44195, USA. blackse@ccf.org
authors.forename: E H
authors.initials: EH
authors.lastname: Blackstone
mesh_terms: D000704:Analysis of Variance; D013504:Cardiovascular Surgical Procedures / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000592:standards*; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D018579:Patient Selection; D016016:Proportional Hazards Models; D012107:Research Design; D012307:Risk Factors; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric; D013903:Thoracic Surgery / Q000193:education / Q000592:standards*; D013997:Time Factors; D016896:Treatment Outcome