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Good article on the unreliability of medical studies
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Good article on the unreliability of medical studies
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1182327/?tool=pmcentrez
It's pretty heavy on the algebra and jargon, but a nice read if you're familiar with statistics and have some time to kill.
Here's a simpler article about the author, covers the same ideas.
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/11/lies-damned-lies-and-medical-science/8269/
Simulations show that for most study designs and settings, it is more likely for a research claim to be false than true. Moreover, for many current scientific fields, claimed research findings may often be simply accurate measures of the prevailing bias.
It's pretty heavy on the algebra and jargon, but a nice read if you're familiar with statistics and have some time to kill.
Here's a simpler article about the author, covers the same ideas.
http://www.theatlantic.com/magazine/archive/2010/11/lies-damned-lies-and-medical-science/8269/
Much of what medical researchers conclude in their studies is misleading, exaggerated, or flat-out wrong. So why are doctors—to a striking extent—still drawing upon misinformation in their everyday practice? Dr. John Ioannidis has spent his career challenging his peers by exposing their bad science.
crincrin- Posts : 358
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Re: Good article on the unreliability of medical studies
Here's an entertaining video that covers some of the same problems.
http://www.ted.com/talks/ben_goldacre_battling_bad_science.html
http://www.ted.com/talks/ben_goldacre_battling_bad_science.html
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