TY - CHAP M1 - Book, Section TI - Preface A1 - Livingston, Edward H. A1 - Lewis, Roger J. Y1 - 2019 N1 - T2 - JAMA Guide to Statistics and Methods AB - The quantity and diversity of scientific publications are vast and rapidly expanding. Yet, the quality of the underlying methodology is highly variable and many studies have poor study design or analysis. While editors at traditional journals invest substantial efforts to help ensure published studies are performed and interpreted correctly, readers of those journals will be better equipped to apply study results to their individual clinical practice if they appreciate the strengths and weaknesses of the underlying research methodology. With the increasing popularity of preprint servers, clinicians will read scientific reports prior to rigorous peer review, which requires the ability to independently evaluate the design, analysis, and interpretation of clinical studies. Now, more than ever, clinicians must have sufficient understanding of study methodology to judge if what they are reading is likely to be valid and applicable to the patients they treat. SN - PB - McGraw-Hill Education CY - New York, NY Y2 - 2024/04/24 UR - jamaevidence.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1172870280 ER -