title: Multiple choice answers: what to do when you have too many questions.
abstract: Carrying out too many statistical tests in a single study throws results into doubt, for reasons statistical and ethical. I discuss why this is the case and briefly mention ways to handle the problem.
authors.affiliation: Assistant Professor, Department of Preventive Medicine and Community Health, University of Texas Medical Branch, Galveston, TX. Electronic address: dajupite@utmb.edu.
authors.forename: Daniel C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Jupiter
mesh_terms: D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D012107:Research Design
keywords: Bonferroni correction; false discovery rate; multiple test correction