Why do you need a biostatistician?
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Why do you need a biostatistician? / Zapf, Antonia; Rauch, Geraldine; Kieser, Meinhard.
In: BMC MED RES METHODOL, Vol. 20, No. 1, 05.02.2020, p. 23.Research output: SCORING: Contribution to journal › SCORING: Journal article › Research › peer-review
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T1 - Why do you need a biostatistician?
AU - Zapf, Antonia
AU - Rauch, Geraldine
AU - Kieser, Meinhard
PY - 2020/2/5
Y1 - 2020/2/5
N2 - The quality of medical research importantly depends, among other aspects, on a valid statistical planning of the study, analysis of the data, and reporting of the results, which is usually guaranteed by a biostatistician. However, there are several related professions next to the biostatistician, for example epidemiologists, medical informaticians and bioinformaticians. For medical experts, it is often not clear what the differences between these professions are and how the specific role of a biostatistician can be described. For physicians involved in medical research, this is problematic because false expectations often lead to frustration on both sides. Therefore, the aim of this article is to outline the tasks and responsibilities of biostatisticians in clinical trials as well as in other fields of application in medical research.
AB - The quality of medical research importantly depends, among other aspects, on a valid statistical planning of the study, analysis of the data, and reporting of the results, which is usually guaranteed by a biostatistician. However, there are several related professions next to the biostatistician, for example epidemiologists, medical informaticians and bioinformaticians. For medical experts, it is often not clear what the differences between these professions are and how the specific role of a biostatistician can be described. For physicians involved in medical research, this is problematic because false expectations often lead to frustration on both sides. Therefore, the aim of this article is to outline the tasks and responsibilities of biostatisticians in clinical trials as well as in other fields of application in medical research.
U2 - 10.1186/s12874-020-0916-4
DO - 10.1186/s12874-020-0916-4
M3 - SCORING: Journal article
C2 - 32024478
VL - 20
SP - 23
JO - BMC MED RES METHODOL
JF - BMC MED RES METHODOL
SN - 1471-2288
IS - 1
ER -