Statistics for the Practicing Spine Surgeon: Supplementary Data Analysis Measurements.

Authors

• Dhruv K C Goyal
• Nikhil Grandhi
• Thomas J Lee
• Katharine Stolz
• Alexander Thomas
• Matthew S Galetta
• Srikanth N Divi
• Taolin Fang
• Gregory D Schroeder
• Christopher K Kepler
• Alexander R Vaccaro

Publication/Presentation Date

2-1-2020

Abstract

With the rapid rise of clinical spine surgery literature in the last few decades, there is a greater need for practicing spine surgeons to confidently analyze and critique published literature within the field. The conclusions drawn from published studies are often integrated into a physician's clinical decision-making. A strong knowledge in the fundamental statistical measurements used most frequently in spine surgery literature can enhance the ability to properly interpret the meaning of a study's results. However, medical education often lacks the incorporation of clinically relevant statistical analysis. The purpose of this review is to provide an overview of some of the most commonly used statistical measurements in spine surgery, specifically intraclass correlation coefficient, diagnostic testing analyses, Kaplan-Meier curves, hazard ratios, distribution, and variance.

Volume

33

Issue

1

First Page

35

Last Page

39

ISSN

2380-0194

Published In/Presented At

Goyal, D. K. C., Grandhi, N., Lee, T. J., Stolz, K., Thomas, A., Galetta, M. S., Divi, S. N., Fang, T., Schroeder, G. D., Kepler, C. K., & Vaccaro, A. R. (2020). Statistics for the Practicing Spine Surgeon: Supplementary Data Analysis Measurements. Clinical spine surgery, 33(1), 35–39. https://doi.org/10.1097/BSD.0000000000000918

Disciplines

Business Administration, Management, and Operations | Health and Medical Administration | Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods

PubMedID

31851013

Department(s)

Administration and Leadership

Document Type

Article