Stats - standards of reporting

Question 1

The following guidelines are for which topics?

CONSORT
TREND
PRISMA

Answer 1

CONSORT (Consolidated Standards of Reporting Trials) = for Randomised controlled trials

TREND (Transparent Reporting of Evaluations with Non-randomized Designs) = for Non-randomised controlled trial

PRISMA (Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses) = for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (Replaced QUORUM - Quality of Reporting of Meta-Analyses)

Question 2

The following guidelines are for which topics?

MOOSE
STROBE
SQUIRE

Note: both MOOSE and STROBE are for same type of studies but different aspects

Answer 2

MOOSE (Meta-analysis Of Observational Studies in Epidemiology) = for Observational Studies in Epidemiology

STROBE (Strengthening the Reporting of Observational Studies in Epidemiology) = for Observational Studies in Epidemiology

SQUIRE (Standards for QUality Improvement Reporting Excellence) = for Quality improvement studies

Question 3

The following guidelines are for which topics?

STARD
MIAME
COREQ

Answer 3

STARD (Standards for the Reporting of Diagnostic accuracy studies) = for Diagnostic studies

MIAME (Minimum Information about a Microarray Experiment) = for Microarray studies

COREQ (Consolidated criteria for reporting qualitative research) = for Qualitative studies