Some commonly observed statistical errors in clinical trials published in Indian Medical Journals

Abstract

Standard of reporting of statistics in clinical trials published
in various medical journals is not satisfactory. A growing
body of literature points to persistent statistical errors,
flaws and deficiencies in clinical trials published in the
western and Indian medical journals.[1,2] In this letter, I
want to highlight some commonly observed statistical
errors which I found in clinical trials published in Indian
medical journals, so that readers of medical journals can
critically appraise the clinical trials.