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Well, THAT is a Silly Thing to Study!
Sometimes you hear about studies that seem pretty crazy.…
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…
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Research Trouble Spots 7: Not Peer Reviewed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 3: No Control Group
Experimental studies that show something is safe or improves…
Research Trouble Spot #2: Conflict of Interest
Sometimes the conflict is really easy to see. The…
Research Troublespot #1: Sensational Headlines
The Trouble Spot here is not necessarily in the…
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…
Home Birth Annotated Guide to the Literature
Did you know that there is a nicely annotated…
Variation in charges and prices for birth
An interesting look at the wide variations in what…
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…
