Statistical Use in Clinical Studies: Is There Evidence of a Methodological Shift?

Dali Yi; Dihui Ma; Gaoming Li; Liang Zhou; Qin Xiao; Yanqi Zhang; Xiaoyu Liu; Hongru Chen; Julia Christine Pettigrew; Dong Yi; Ling Liu; Yazhou Wu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0140159

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Statistical Use in Clinical Studies: Is There Evidence of a Methodological Shift?

Dali Yi,

Affiliation Department of Health Statistics, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Dihui Ma,

Affiliation Department of Health Statistics, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Gaoming Li,

Affiliation Department of Health Statistics, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Liang Zhou,

Affiliation Department of Health Statistics, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Qin Xiao,

Affiliation Department of Health Statistics, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Yanqi Zhang,

Affiliation Department of Health Statistics, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Xiaoyu Liu,

Affiliation Department of Health Statistics, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Hongru Chen,

Affiliation Department of Health Statistics, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Julia Christine Pettigrew,

Affiliations University of Washington, School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Biological Sciences, Seattle, Washington, United States of America, University of Washington, School of Arts and Sciences, Department of Asian Language and Literature, Seattle, Washington, United States of America
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Dong Yi ,

* E-mail: yd_house@hotmail.com (Dong Yi); asiawu5@sina.com (YW); liuling_505@sina.com (LL)

Affiliation Department of Health Statistics, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Ling Liu ,

* E-mail: yd_house@hotmail.com (Dong Yi); asiawu5@sina.com (YW); liuling_505@sina.com (LL)

Affiliation Department of Health Statistics, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Yazhou Wu

* E-mail: yd_house@hotmail.com (Dong Yi); asiawu5@sina.com (YW); liuling_505@sina.com (LL)

Affiliation Department of Health Statistics, College of Preventive Medicine, Third Military Medical University, Chongqing, China
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Statistical Use in Clinical Studies: Is There Evidence of a Methodological Shift?

Dali Yi,
Dihui Ma,
Gaoming Li,
Liang Zhou,
Qin Xiao,
Yanqi Zhang,
Xiaoyu Liu,
Hongru Chen,
Julia Christine Pettigrew,
Dong Yi

Published: October 8, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0140159

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