Correction: BMC Medical Research Methodology 22, 287 (2022)

https://doi.org/10.1186/s12874-022-01768-6

Following publication of the original article [1], the authors identified an error in the author name of Demosthenes Panagiotakos. The given name and family name were erroneously transposed.

The incorrect author name is: Panagiotakos Demosthenes

The correct author name is: Demosthenes Panagiotakos

The author group has been updated above and the original article [1] has been corrected.