Depending on the study design, there were up to 21 items, including, for example, the definition of a research objective, use of randomization, control for confounding, use and reporting of adequate statistical methods and appropriateness of sample size.
Our task as educators is to equip the students with a strong statistical background and an ability to use adequate statistical methods for the interpretation of the microarray results.
However, only one of these studies was able to consider the possible heterogeneity in the population by using the adequate statistical method (LCGA) when analysing longitudinal data [35, 36].
Performances of EMODS and SOFA were assessed using adequate statistical tests.
In the learning phase, the channel behavior is modelled using adequate statistical laws with adapted parameters.
For these calculations, the STATA statistical software package (STATA, College Station, TX, USA) was used to determine the number of subjects to give us adequate statistical power at P < 0.05.
This study uses adequate methodology of systematic review in accordance with Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelines [27], as well as providing exploration and reduction of the heterogeneity of the studies using subgroup analysis and adequate statistical analysis.
Particularly, "sensitive" individuals can be considered by the choice of the adequate statistical methods.
The studies included in this review show a number of problems that have been noted by other reviews of trials examining the efficacy of t'ai chi, such as the expertise of t'ai chi practitioners, the pluralism of t'ai chi, the frequency and duration of treatment, the use of validated primary outcome measures and adequate statistical tests, and heterogeneous comparison groups.
