Stats Reunion: What have we learned so far?

Normal Curves: Sexy Science, Serious Statistics

It’s our first stats reunion! In this special review episode, we revisit favorite concepts from past episodes—p-values, multiple testing, regression adjustment—and give them fresh personalities as characters. Meet the seductive false positive, the clingy post hoc ex, and Charlotte, the well-meaning but overfitting idealist.

Statistical topics

• Bar charts vs Box plots
• Bonferroni correction
• Confounding
• False positives
• Multiple testing
• Multivariable regression
• Outcome switching
• Over-adjustment
• Post hoc analysis
• Pre-registration
• Residual confounding
• Statistical adjustment using regression
• Subgroup analysis
• Unmeasured confounding

Review Sheet

References

• Nuzzo RL. The Box Plots Alternative for Visualizing Quantitative Data. PM R. 2016 Mar;8(3):268-72. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2016.02.001. Epub 2016 Feb 15. PMID: 26892802.
• Sainani KL. The problem of multiple testing. PM R. 2009 Dec;1(12):1098-103. doi: 10.1016/j.pmrj.2009.10.004. PMID: 20006317.

Kristin and Regina’s online courses:

Demystifying Data: A Modern Approach to Statistical Understanding

Clinical Trials: Design, Strategy, and Analysis

Medical Statistics Certificate Program

Writing in the Sciences

Epidemiology and Clinical Research Graduate Certificate Program

Programs that we teach in:

Epidemiology and Clinical Research Graduate Certificate Program

Find us on:

Kristin - LinkedIn & Twitter/X

Regina - LinkedIn & ReginaNuzzo.com

• (00:00) - Intro
• (02:26) - Mailbag
• (06:42) - P-values
• (12:43) - Multiple Testing Guy
• (16:05) - Bonferroni solution
• (17:11) - Post hoc analysis ex
• (22:22) - Subgroup analysis person
• (29:34) - Statistical adjustment idealist
• (43:00) - Unmeasured confounding
• (44:25) - Residual confounding
• (48:31) - Over-adjustment
• (53:48) - Wrap-up