P?nar Günel Karadeniz|Ender Uzabac?|Sema At?? Kuyuk|Fisun Kask?r Kesin|Fatma Ezgi Can|Mustafa Seçil|?lker Ercan
Statistical errors in articles published in radiology journals
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aimed evaluate articles radiology journals indexed science citation index science citation index expanded terms statistical errors means aim contribute production high quality scientific publicationsin study total 157 articles published 20162017 20 radiology journals reviewed randomly selected articles evaluated statistical errors regarding p values statistical tests errors terminology errors related interpretation addition order examine whether error rates articles published radiology journals differed according impact factor statistical errors compared according impact factors journalsof 157 articles published radiology journals 10 statistical errors 147 least one statistical error frequently encountered error errors summarizing data rate 66 followed incorrect representation p values rate 42 least frequently encountered error statistical symbol errors rate 3 statistically significant difference according impact factorsin conclusion radiology journals journals different fields include articles containing statistical errors even quality journal increases difference statistical error rates order prevent statistical errors manuscripts responsibilities researchers conduct scientific studies editors publish studies journals researchers basic statistical knowledge editor must submit manuscripts statistical review