Erschienen in:
01.04.2009 | Letter
Incorrect predictions, not incorrect statistics!
verfasst von:
Reinier G Hoff, Thomas Lumley, Gabriel JE Rinkel, Bon H Verweij, Cor J Kalkman, Ale Algra
Erschienen in:
Critical Care
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Ausgabe 2/2009
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Excerpt
In a recent study on nurses' ability to predict volume status after subarachnoid haemorrhage, we found very low predictive values [
1]. In a letter to the editor, Dane [
2] argued that an error in statistics 'makes any reasonable conclusions impossible'. Because Dr Dane was the statistical reviewer of our manuscript, both the authors and the editors were aware of Dane's comments on this issue well before publication. …