Evidence of unexplained discrepancies between planned and conducted statistical analyses: a review of randomised trials
Abstract Background Choosing or altering the planned statistical analysis approach after examination of trial data (often referred to as ‘p-hacking’) can bias the results of randomised trials. However, the extent of this issue in practice is currently unclear. We conducted a review of published rand...
Main Authors: | Suzie Cro, Gordon Forbes, Nicholas A. Johnson, Brennan C. Kahan |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2020-05-01
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Series: | BMC Medicine |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12916-020-01590-1 |
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