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ERRORS IN
STATISTICS
Dr. MURALIDHAR METTA
M. V. Sc., PhD
Assistant Professor
Department of Animal Genetics and Breeding
NTR College of Veterinary Science, GANNAVARAM
AWARENESS PROGRAM ON STATISTICS
Misuse
Misinterpretation
Methodological limitations
Some errors
Statistical definition:
o measurements taken from a disease free population.
o Assumes that the test results are normally distributed.
o Normal range is range of measurements includes 2 SD
above and below the mean
o The highest and lowest 2.5% of values are abnormal
o Not many test results are normally distributed
o Eg: Serum-creatinine; Hb
Finally
To read..
Statistical Mistakes in research
http://influentialpoints.com/Training/statistical_mi
stakes_in_research_use_and_misuse_of_statistics_in_b
iology.htm
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