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In order to practice evidence-based medicine effectively, the ability to interpret and communicate statistical analyses is essential. The following chapter will review types of study design including their strengths and weaknesses as well as the appropriate type of analysis used for each. Additionally, it will describe statistical analyses that are commonly found throughout medical literature.

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  1. General Surgery Residency, NYU Long Island School of Medicine, NYU Langone—Long Island Hospital, Mineola, NY, USA

    Sawyer Cimaroli Wimann

  2. Department of Foundations of Medicine, NYU Long Island School of Medicine, NYU Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY, USA

    Shahidul Islam

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  1. Cardiothoracic surgery, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA

    Hana Ajouz

  2. Department of Surgery, NYU Long Island School of Medicine, Mineola, NY, USA

    Collin E. M. Brathwaite

  3. Thoracic Surgery, New York University Langone Medical Cent, New York, NY, USA

    Robert J. Cerfolio

  4. Department of Surgery, NYU Langone General Surgery Associates, New York, NY, USA

    Hersch Leon Pachter

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Wimann, S.C., Islam, S. (2023). Biostatistics. In: Ajouz, H., Brathwaite, C.E.M., Cerfolio, R.J., Pachter, H.L. (eds) The ABSITE Blueprints. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-32643-1_21

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