writing a scientific report Flashcards
what is the structure of a scientific report?
IMRaD - introduction - methods - results - discussion
what are the different types of scientific report?
Journal article Conference abstract Conference proceeding Monograph or book Database or dataset Algorithm or code
what makes a good scientific question?
Clearly stated Answerable Maps onto at least one study design Important Not already answered
what guidelines do you use for RCT?
CONSORT
when do you use strobe guidelines?
for observational studies - cohort - case control - cross sectional
which guidelines are used for qualitative research?
COREQ
what is SQUIRE a guideline for?
reporting healthcare quality improvement studies
what guideline would you use for systematic reviews and meta analysis?
PRISMA
what is the target vs study pop?
he target population is the population you want to know about The study population is the sample of people you will actually study
define bias generally
- ‘a partiality that prevents objective consideration of an issue or situation’
define statistical bias
a tendency of an estimate to deviate in one direction from a true value
what is a type 1 error?
- false positive - the man is pregnant - the null hypothesis is wrongly rejected- i reject he hypothesis that the man is not pregnant
what is a type 2 error?
- false negative - this lady with the giant tummy is not pregnant - the null hypothesis is wrongly accepted
what is selection bias?
Occurs when the procedures used to select subjects into a study are such that they lead to a result different from what would have been obtained from the “target” population
what is information bias?
Any factor leading to systematically different measurement between study groups e.g. Recall bias Interviewer bias Misclassification E.g of cases in a database Measurement error - Validity of measures - Consistency of measures