STATISTICS
Year : 2016 | Volume
: 7 | Issue : 2 | Page : 106--107
Common pitfalls in statistical analysis: The perils of multiple testing
Priya Ranganathan1, CS Pramesh2, Marc Buyse3
1 Department of Anaesthesiology, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
2 Department of Surgical Oncology, Division of Thoracic Surgery, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
3 International Drug Development Institute, San Francisco, California, USA; Department of Biostatistics, Hasselt University, Hasselt, Belgium
Correspondence Address:
Priya Ranganathan
Department of Anaesthesiology, Tata Memorial Centre, Ernest Borges Road, Parel, Mumbai - 400 012, Maharashtra
India
Multiple testing refers to situations where a dataset is subjected to statistical testing multiple times - either at multiple time-points or through multiple subgroups or for multiple end-points. This amplifies the probability of a false-positive finding. In this article, we look at the consequences of multiple testing and explore various methods to deal with this issue.
How to cite this article:
Ranganathan P, Pramesh C S, Buyse M. Common pitfalls in statistical analysis: The perils of multiple testing.Perspect Clin Res 2016;7:106-107
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Ranganathan P, Pramesh C S, Buyse M. Common pitfalls in statistical analysis: The perils of multiple testing. Perspect Clin Res [serial online] 2016 [cited 2023 Feb 9 ];7:106-107
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