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Mastering the descriptive statistics used in otorhinolaryngology
O Laccourreye1, R Jankowski2, Q Lisan1
1Service d'otorhinolaryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, HEGP, université de Paris, AP-HP, 20-40, rue Leblanc, 75015 Paris, France; Editorial Board, European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology Head Neck Diseases, Elsevier, 165, rue Camille-Desmoulins, 92130 Issy-les-Moulineaux, France.
Abstract:
As a key player in modern scientific methodology, statistics, the science of collecting, processing and analyzing data from observation of random phenomena (i.e., in which chance is a factor), is an essential part of the process of formulating a research hypothesis, choosing the study variables and research method, analyzing the results and drawing conclusions. In this technical note, the authors touch on the main notions to be mastered for optimal use of descriptive statistics in this process, facilitating publication of articles submitted to the European Annals of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Diseases.
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