title: Statistical evaluation of biomedical studies.
abstract: The aim of this chapter is to familiarize the reader with the basic information and common statistical analyses used in medical research. The chapter will aid in deciding what type of analyses best fit the study data and how each analysis differs. The chapter was written to be user-friendly from a medical research and statistical consultant perspective.
authors.affiliation: Innovative Data Resources, Asheville, USA.
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Pearce
authors.forename: D D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Frisbie
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000378:metabolism; D035843:Biomedical Research / Q000379:methods*; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans / Q000378:metabolism; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000378:metabolism; D006736:Horses; D006801:Humans; D010003:Osteoarthritis / Q000378:metabolism / Q000662:veterinary; D018401:Sample Size; D018709:Statistics, Nonparametric
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D006025:Glycosaminoglycans