Using of biostatistical methods in investigations of veterinary medicine
2014
Elci, S.
The aim of this study was to determine the descriptive methods and survey the use of statistical tests used in articles in the YYU Veterinary Faculty Journal. This study defined its population as all original articles published in the YYU Veterinary Faculty Journal from 1990 to 2012. Study characteristics, use of descriptive statistics and the number and types of statistical methods employed were evaluated. Of the articles analysed, The tests used (144 (29,51%) Descriptive; 74 (15,16%) ANOVA/ANCOVA; 72 (14,75%) multiple comparison, 50 (10,25%) non-parametric tests; 34 (6,97%) Student's t-test; 20 (4,10%) possibility tests; 20 (4,10%) Regresyon and correlation techniques; 20 (4,10%) autocorrelation tests; 14 (2,87%) Z test; 10 (2,05%) Correlation tecniques; 9 (1,84%) Confidence intervals, respectively. As a results, descriptive analysis and basic statistical techniques account for most of the statistical tests reported. This information should prove useful in deciding which tests should be emphasised in veterinary medicine education.
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