Good vs Bad Science

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Sept. 4, 2023

Good vs Bad Science: how to read and understand scientific studies.

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#269 – Good vs. bad science: how to read and understand scientific studies peterattiamd.com/how-to-rea...

We discuss:

The ever-changing landscape of scientific literature [2:30];

The process for a study to progress from idea to design to execution [5:00];

Various types of studies and how they differ [8:00];

The different phases of clinical trials [19:45];

Observational studies and the potential for bias [27:00];

Experimental studies: Randomization, blinding, and other factors that make or break a study [44:30];

Power, p-values, and statistical significance [56:45];

Measuring effect size: Relative risk vs. absolute risk, hazard ratios, and “Number Needed to Treat” [1:08:15];

How to interpret confidence intervals [1:18:00];

Why a study might be stopped before its completion [1:24:00];

Why only a fraction of studies are ever published and how to combat publication bias [1:32:00];

Why certain journals are more respected than others [1:41:00];

Peter’s process when reading a scientific paper [1:44:15]; and

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[Biensur in reply to Bolt_Upright]

Thanks Bolt!