[Clinical Research and Biostatistics]

Brain Nerve. 2017 Jul;69(7):843-847. doi: 10.11477/mf.1416200829.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

We discuss the important role of biostatisticians in clinical research. In addition, the biases that occur in a study, especially "confounding" in an observational study, are discussed using a real example. Finally, the manuscript provides an overview of propensity score matching, a method to eliminate confounding.

MeSH terms

  • Biomedical Research
  • Biostatistics*