Examination of published articles with respect to statistical errors in veterinary sciences

The aim of this present work was to examine statistical errors in published veterinary science articles. A total of 204 published articles (SCI or SCI-Exp) were used in this study. The articles were chosen from among those indexed in PubMed database between the years 2010 and 2014, inclusive. A tota...

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Autores principales:	Ercan Ilker, Kaya Mehmet Onur, Uzabaci Ender, Mankir Seray, Can Fatma Ezgi, Bashir Albishir Musa
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Publicado:	Sciendo 2017
Materias:	biostatistics review of article statistical error veterinary science Veterinary medicine SF600-1100
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:6d52182019ae430894eb9400b75ea6682021-11-17T21:27:51ZExamination of published articles with respect to statistical errors in veterinary sciences1820-744810.1515/acve-2017-0004https://doaj.org/article/6d52182019ae430894eb9400b75ea6682017-03-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1515/acve-2017-0004https://doaj.org/toc/1820-7448The aim of this present work was to examine statistical errors in published veterinary science articles. A total of 204 published articles (SCI or SCI-Exp) were used in this study. The articles were chosen from among those indexed in PubMed database between the years 2010 and 2014, inclusive. A total of 199 articles had at least one statistical error. The most frequently encountered statistical error among the articles published in journals indexed in SCI and in SCI-E was “errors in summarizing data”. No statistical error was found in 2.45% (n=5) of 204 (SCI: 0.98% (1/102), SCI-E: 3.92% (4/102)) articles. To reduce and prevent statistical errors in publications, the researchers must have a basic knowledge of statistics and during the study process they must consult field experts. While reviewing, the reviewers have to redirect the publications to statistical editors when needed and most importantly during the process of editing, the editors have to direct the publications to a statistics reviewer.Ercan IlkerKaya Mehmet OnurUzabaci EnderMankir SerayCan Fatma EzgiBashir Albishir MusaSciendoarticlebiostatisticsreview of articlestatistical errorveterinary scienceVeterinary medicineSF600-1100ENActa Veterinaria, Vol 67, Iss 1, Pp 33-42 (2017)
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spellingShingle	biostatistics review of article statistical error veterinary science Veterinary medicine SF600-1100 Ercan Ilker Kaya Mehmet Onur Uzabaci Ender Mankir Seray Can Fatma Ezgi Bashir Albishir Musa Examination of published articles with respect to statistical errors in veterinary sciences
description	The aim of this present work was to examine statistical errors in published veterinary science articles. A total of 204 published articles (SCI or SCI-Exp) were used in this study. The articles were chosen from among those indexed in PubMed database between the years 2010 and 2014, inclusive. A total of 199 articles had at least one statistical error. The most frequently encountered statistical error among the articles published in journals indexed in SCI and in SCI-E was “errors in summarizing data”. No statistical error was found in 2.45% (n=5) of 204 (SCI: 0.98% (1/102), SCI-E: 3.92% (4/102)) articles. To reduce and prevent statistical errors in publications, the researchers must have a basic knowledge of statistics and during the study process they must consult field experts. While reviewing, the reviewers have to redirect the publications to statistical editors when needed and most importantly during the process of editing, the editors have to direct the publications to a statistics reviewer.
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author	Ercan Ilker Kaya Mehmet Onur Uzabaci Ender Mankir Seray Can Fatma Ezgi Bashir Albishir Musa
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title	Examination of published articles with respect to statistical errors in veterinary sciences
title_short	Examination of published articles with respect to statistical errors in veterinary sciences
title_full	Examination of published articles with respect to statistical errors in veterinary sciences
title_fullStr	Examination of published articles with respect to statistical errors in veterinary sciences
title_full_unstemmed	Examination of published articles with respect to statistical errors in veterinary sciences
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Examination of published articles with respect to statistical errors in veterinary sciences

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