Statistics in Clinical Research of Oriental Medicine
10.3937/kampomed.61.683
- VernacularTitle:東洋医学の臨床研究で必要とされる統計学
- Author:
Hideki ORIGASA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
statistics;
study designs;
univariate analysis;
multivariate analysis;
statistical software
- From:Kampo Medicine
2010;61(5):683-689
- CountryJapan
- Language:Japanese
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Abstract:
Oriental medicine encompasses various areas including Kampo medicine, and alternative treatments such as acupuncture and massage. Special knowledge of statistics is not necessary to understand in oriental medicine, for which it is sufficient to master general statistics. This review describes statistic fundamentals and important issues for submitting an original article. It describes statistical thinking, data collection, study design, special considerations related to oriental medicine, fundamental statistical methods, multivariate analysis, and statistical software. In particular, it deals with the concept of sample variation, observational and experimental studies, rationale for randomization, sample size determination, t-tests, chi-square tests, paired tests, nonparametric methods, P-values, correlation coefficients, multiple regression, and logistic regression.
