On the 12th Day of Christmas, a Statistician Sent to Me…
For the last post of this year,
Here’s some Xmas-themed researcher cheer,
Each ‘day’ is a statistical pearl,
For your next manuscript give them a whirl,
Take heed of the 12 recommendations made,
And you will make my life a lot easier.
Hmm, I just realised that last line might not completely rhyme - I’ll work on something better, but in the meantime please accept that as a placeholder…
In your downtime over the upcoming break I can thoroughly recommend a read of the following 2022 BMJ Christmas edition paper:
On the 12th Day of Christmas, a Statistician Sent to Me . . .
Being not only aware of, but proactive about these common statistical faux pas will, I believe, help you in your chances of future successful submissions - as well as becoming better clinical researchers.
The slides I used in recent lab meetings relating to this talk are included below.
Merry Xmas and Happy New Year to all! See you in 2025.
(BTW - the home page image was created in ChatGPT with the prompt “Create a christmas-themed image of a statistician wearing a Santa hat”. I guess you get what you ask for…)