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Review
. 2018 Oct;14(40):e1802604.
doi: 10.1002/smll.201802604. Epub 2018 Sep 6.

Revisiting Statistical Design and Analysis in Scientific Research

Kyeong Rok Choi  1   2   3 , Jae Yong Ryu  1   2   3 , Sang Yup Lee  1   2   3
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Revisiting Statistical Design and Analysis in Scientific Research

Kyeong Rok Choi et al. Small. 2018 Oct.

Abstract

Statistics is essential to design experiments and interpret experimental results. Inappropriate use of the statistical analysis, however, often leads to a wrong conclusion. This concept article revisits basic concepts of statistics and provides a brief guideline of applying the statistical analysis for scientific research from designing experiments to analyzing and presenting the data.

Keywords: data presentation; hypothesis testing; regression; statistical analysis; statistics.

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