Category Archives: Statistics and Decision Making

What Does “Follow the Science” REALLY Mean?

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Ted

For some time, people have been encouraged to “Follow the Science”.  This was said even more loudly during the recent Coronavirus pandemic. The implication was that Science and scientific knowledge were absolute and relatively fixed, and that the answers to … Continue reading →

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Reading the Medical Literature.  Does anyone do it anymore?

Posted on December 23, 2020 by Ted

Recently, I was at a virtual conference and the presenter showed graphics from several journals that I had never heard of. While it has always been the case that doctors have had to “keep up”   with developments in their field, … Continue reading →

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It Ain’t What You Don’t Know That Gets You into Trouble. It’s What You Know for Sure That Just Ain’t So”[i]

Posted on September 19, 2019 by Ted

Many times what was thought to be true in the past turns out not to be. Keeping an open mind and thoroughly (critically or skeptically) evaluating new information is important as we grow in our ability to practice the best medicine possible. Continue reading →

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How Do We Use Statistics?

Posted on March 23, 2016 by Ted

How we utilize Statistical Inference is indeed a critical piece in the evaluation of new information in the Biomedical Literature. Continue reading →

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