INVITED REVIEW
Year : 2012 | Volume
: 15 | Issue : 3 | Page : 206--213
Research methodology in dentistry: Part II - The relevance of statistics in research
Jogikalmat Krithikadatta1, Srinivasan Valarmathi2
1 Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Mennakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospitals, Maduravoyal, India
2 Department of Epidemiology, The Tamilnadu Dr. MGR Medical University, Guindy, Chennai, India
Correspondence Address:
Jogikalmat Krithikadatta
Department of Conservative Dentistry and Endodontics, Mennakshi Ammal Dental College and Hospitals, Maduravoyal, Chennai - 600 095
India
The lifeline of original research depends on adept statistical analysis. However, there have been reports of statistical misconduct in studies that could arise from the inadequate understanding of the fundamental of statistics. There have been several reports on this across medical and dental literature. This article aims at encouraging the reader to approach statistics from its logic rather than its theoretical perspective. The article also provides information on statistical misuse in the Journal of Conservative Dentistry between the years 2008 and 2011
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Krithikadatta J, Valarmathi S. Research methodology in dentistry: Part II - The relevance of statistics in research.J Conserv Dent 2012;15:206-213
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