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Zombie Statistics – can they ever Die?
Do you believe in zombies? It’s possible you do…
Well, THAT is a Silly Thing to Study!
Sometimes you hear about studies that seem pretty crazy….
Managing your own Bias
In my last article, I talked about confirmation bias…
Confirmation Bias
When we think of bias in research, we often…
5 ways to lie with charts
I recently came across this great article on 5…
Don’t you want a parachute for your jump?
A randomized controlled trial published in the reputable medical…
5 Kinds of Bad Data Visualization and how it can lead you wrong
Sometimes charts and graphs are designed in a way…
Darn those Confounding Variables!
Every few years, a billboard company in my area…
Research Trouble Spot 10: Wrong Outcomes
Picking a small thing that happened to be significant…
Research Trouble Shot 9: Multiplied Risk
They are everywhere. Research articles, abstracts, press releases, and…
Research Trouble Spot 8: Sample isn’t representative
One thing that researchers sometimes do is to keep…
Research Trouble Spots 7: Not Peer Reviewed
Peer review is the process of having experts in…
Research Trouble Spot 6: Lack of Blinding
Blinding is when the researchers don’t tell which group…
Research Trouble Spot 5: Correlation – Causation Confusion
It’s pretty common for people just starting to read…
Research Trouble Spot 4: Small Sample Size
How big does a study need to be in…
Research Trouble Spot 3: No Control Group
Experimental studies that show something is safe or improves…
Research Trouble Spot #2: Conflict of Interest
Totally a real doctor showing some totally unbiased research…
Research Troublespot #1: Sensational Headlines
The Trouble Spot here is not necessarily in the…
Spotting Bad Science
Today I’m starting a new series on the top…
How to get the Full text of a study
It can be really annoying how the full text…
How to Read An Abstract
An abstract is a short summary of a research…
Making sense of Citations
See that big black block o’ text above? That’s…
Scientific Studies with John Oliver
If you’re a fan of John Oliver’s brash and…
Pushing Methods in Second Stage
Cochrane has a new review out on Pushing Methods…
Going Past Your Due Date
Evidence Based Birth has a new article evaluating the…
Management of the third stage of labor
Cochrane has a new review out on the Management…
Should labor be induced with ROM at term?
Evidence Based Birth has a new article looking at…
Evidence on Waterbirth Safety
Rebecca Dekker of Evidence Based Birth reviews the evidence…
When correlation means nothing…
Next time someone tried to tell you that X…
Home Birth Annotated Guide to the Literature
Did you know that there is a nicely annotated…
New Home Birth Study using MANA Stats
There is a new study out on planned home…
Statistically Funny
She doesn’t post often, but I really enjoy Hilda…
Variation in charges and prices for birth
An interesting look at the wide variations in what…
Top 20 Things to Know About Science
So what if this article is geared towards what…
Safety of Online Sales of Breast Milk
A new study coming out in the journal Pediatrics…
Correlation and Meaning
Gruenbaum Study on Home Birth
A newly released study on home birth has been…
The Whole Internet Truth
Updated Cochrane Review: Midwifery Model of Care
Cochrane Review on the Midwifery-led Model of Care The…
Cochrane Online Course on Evidence Based Medicine
The Cochrane Collaboration offers a free online course covering…
The Science News Cycle
US 2013 Breastfeeding Report Card
The Centers for Disease Control has released the 2013…
Doulas Save Insurers and Hospitals Money
Amy Gililiand has some new research out on the…
New Cochrane Review: Cord Clamping
Cochrane has just come out with a new systemic…
Evidence Based Birth
Listening to New Mothers
Content Here
Organizing all those references!
I have been using a sloppy system in One…
Listening to Mothers
Is it geeky that I get excited about things…
Personal Biases
Launch Monitors and Evidence Based Medicine Interesting food for…
The Millbank Report
Milbank Report The newly released Milbank report addresses problems…