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TY - JOUR
T1 - Das ABC der medizinischen Statistik
T2 - Klinische Studien lesen und verstehen
AU - Labenz, J.
AU - Kunz, Cornelia U.
PY - 2011/1
Y1 - 2011/1
N2 - Clinical trials test hypotheses that are accepted or rejected according to a predetermined probability of error (level of significance). Significance does not however mean relevance. Good parameters of relevance are absolute risk reduction and based on this the calculation of the number of patients who need to be treated for one additional patient to benefit. The randomized controlled trial is the gold standard for comparative evaluation of effects. In the ideal scenario it is designed so that a difference established by statistical methods becomes probable. In non-inferiority studies care should be taken that no equivalence is shown but rather that the difference is not greater than a predefined margin of error for differences. Meta-analyses of studies with similar endpoints have the potential to improve the level of evidence. Since the findings of meta-analyses depend on the studies included, critical assessment of the results is essential.
AB - Clinical trials test hypotheses that are accepted or rejected according to a predetermined probability of error (level of significance). Significance does not however mean relevance. Good parameters of relevance are absolute risk reduction and based on this the calculation of the number of patients who need to be treated for one additional patient to benefit. The randomized controlled trial is the gold standard for comparative evaluation of effects. In the ideal scenario it is designed so that a difference established by statistical methods becomes probable. In non-inferiority studies care should be taken that no equivalence is shown but rather that the difference is not greater than a predefined margin of error for differences. Meta-analyses of studies with similar endpoints have the potential to improve the level of evidence. Since the findings of meta-analyses depend on the studies included, critical assessment of the results is essential.
KW - Clinical Trials as Topic
KW - Confidence Intervals
KW - Controlled Clinical Trials as Topic
KW - Endpoint Determination
KW - Evidence-Based Medicine
KW - Humans
KW - Meta-Analysis as Topic
KW - Probability
KW - Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
KW - Research Design
KW - Retrospective Studies
KW - Review Literature as Topic
KW - Risk Assessment
KW - Risk Reduction Behavior
KW - Statistics as Topic
U2 - 10.1007/s00101-010-1840-5
DO - 10.1007/s00101-010-1840-5
M3 - Journal article
C2 - 21264653
VL - 60
SP - 79-89; quiz 90
JO - Der Anaesthesist
JF - Der Anaesthesist
SN - 1432-055X
IS - 1
ER -