Sex difference analyses under scrutiny

Elife. 2021 Nov 2:10:e74135. doi: 10.7554/eLife.74135.

Abstract

A survey reveals that many researchers do not use appropriate statistical analyses to evaluate sex differences in biomedical research.

Keywords: medicine; meta-research; methodological weakness; neuroscience; none; sex differences; sex inclusion; statistics; study design.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Biomedical Research*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Research Design
  • Research Personnel
  • Sex Characteristics*