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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/behavioral-health-screening-disposition-comments.pdf
April 09, 2025 - why quality-improvement
studies that do not include interrupted-time series analysis but do
have statistical … Our
understanding of statistical process control
(SPC) charts is that they cannot control for
time … There are many
“traditional” quality-improvement projects using statistical process
control charts … An
adequate statistical analysis, which
includes adjustments for autocorrelation, is
essential for … There is strong
evidence that neither the diagnostic criteria of the
APA's Diagnostic and Statistical
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/methods-guidance-updates_methods.pdf
July 01, 2011 - They defined a quantitative signal as a change in statistical
significance for an effect estimate using … Statistical Methods Relevant to Updating Meta-Analyses
Updating or assessing the need for updating … a meta-analysis as a part of any given CER will
necessitate the use of statistical method(s). … and identifying null meta-analyses ripe for updating).
28-31
Cumulative meta-analysis (CMA) is a statistical … When done prospectively, it may be useful in identifying the earliest time at which
the statistical
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-treatment-ssri_surveillance.pdf
January 01, 2013 - A limited number of studies
undertook statistical evaluation comparing
The new trials reported no … difference
among
treatment
arms in
remission
rates
No
statistical
difference
among
arms … respond to
initial
augmentation
with 2 mg
aripiprazole
Multicenter
outpatient
/ 4 weeks
No statistical … difference
between 5 mg
group and
placebo
group
No
statistical
difference
between 5
mg group … A limited number
of studies undertook statistical evaluation
comparing harms between groups.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cer-221-copd-evidence-summary_0.pdf
October 01, 2019 - Failure to detect
statistical significance for most of the outcomes
may have resulted from type II
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/noninvasive-nonpharm-pain-summary.pdf
April 01, 2020 - If effect
estimates tended to favor one treatment but failed
to reach statistical significance with … associated with
effects on short-term function and pain that
were below the threshold for small (statistical … One trial found
no statistical difference between exercise or
sham procedure in the proportion of patients … important
improvement in function in the intermediate
term, although the difference did not reach
statistical
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/hepatitis-c-treatment-adherence_executive.pdf
September 22, 2011 - Data were insufficient to draw
conclusions, however, due to high risk of bias and
no statistical test … The study did not report statistical tests of changes
over time or of differences between groups. … with
placebo and one study comparing cognitive behavioral
therapy (CBT) with usual care showed no statistical
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/s5.pdf
October 01, 2007 - larly those concerned with adverse drug events, to avoid bias in
those studies, and to apply advanced statistical … Using this approach sets up
some statistical issues (eg, power, imbalances in covariates)
and epidemiologic … This symposium provided numerous and com-
pelling ideas about data sources, study designs, and statistical
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/trauma-interventions-maltreatment-child_disposition-comments.pdf
April 15, 2013 - Section Comment Response
Peer Reviewer
#3
Methods The authors use standard narrowly-conceived statistical … See Future
Research Needs, Statistical
Considerations in the Discussion
of the Executive Summary and … Regarding statistical methods,
the Method consisted of data synthesis and stratification by evidence … grading, rather
than statistical analysis, which is appropriate. … Definitions and diagnostic criteria for the outcome measures are
appropriate as are the statistical
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/nppv-respiratory-failure_disposition-comments.pdf
July 01, 2012 - The statistical methods are
appropriate.
Noted. … Definitions of outcomes and statistical methods are
appropriate. … The statistical methods are
appropriate for this analysis.
Thank you. … While we agree that
there may be useful statistical approaches to
generating summary estimates from … The statistical methods used were appropriate.
Thank you.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/depression-pregnancy-postpartum_executive.pdf
July 01, 2014 - with a diagnosis for major depressive disorder
according to the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and
Statistical … high loss to followup occurred, the
adequacy of exposure and event ascertainment, whether
acceptable statistical … statistic and
the I2 statistic to assess heterogeneity in effects between
studies.26,27 When we found statistical … They may not
have had adequate statistical power to identify differences
when they existed and were … Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders:
DSM-IV-TR. 4th ed., text revision ed.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/communicating_risk_media_wilkes.ppt
April 01, 2006 - Need to recognize the limitations of language
Human beings are not good at statistical reasoning
Very … organizations invite the media to their presentations without providing explanations of epidemiologic and statistical
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/nephropathy-contrast-induced_clinician.pdf
August 01, 2016 - . = number; RCT = randomized controlled trial;
SOE = strength of evidence
a Based on statistical significance … n-acetylcysteine; No. = number;
RCT = randomized controlled trial; SOE = strength of evidence
a Based on statistical
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/dietary-supplements_surveillance.pdf
January 01, 2013 - No study analyzed statistical interactions
between a supplement and a
cardiovascular drug in terms … One study that assessed
statistical interaction using general linear
modeling found no significant … According to this guidance, the
statistical significance of interactions
alone cannot determine the … Statistical interaction data were not
reported in any pharmacokinetic study. … Statistical interaction data were not reported in any
pharmacokinetic study.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/treatment-outcomes-chronic-kidney-rapid-research.pdf
November 01, 2024 - SR;
Certainty of
Evidence;
Quality of
Primary Studies
Outcome; Followup
Duration Results
Statistical … SR;
Certainty of
Evidence;
Quality of
Primary Studies
Outcome; Followup
Duration Results
Statistical … SR;
Certainty of
Evidence;
Quality of
Primary
Studies
Outcome; Followup
Duration Results
Statistical … SR;
Certainty of
Evidence;
Quality of
Primary
Studies
Outcome; Followup
Duration Results
Statistical … If meta-analysis was performed, did the review authors use appropriate methods for statistical combination
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ehc-depression-research-protocol.pdf
February 07, 2018 - Abbreviations: DSM=Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; ICD=international classification … continuity correction will be considered,18 as well as inclusion of both-armed zero-
event studies.19 Statistical … When quantitative pooling of studies is possible, we will evaluate for statistical
heterogeneity using … A Cochrane p-
value of <0.10 suggests the presence of statistical heterogeneity. … analyses were performed using the ‘meta’ or ‘metafor’ packages in R (version 3.1.3;
the R Project for Statistical
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/alcohol-misuse-drug-therapy_executive.pdf
January 27, 2012 - The fifth
edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5),
published … Note: DSM is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders;
III, IV, and 5 are editions … Note: DSM is the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders; III, IV, and 5 are editions of … Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders. 4th ed. Text rev. … Diagnostic and Statistical
Manual of Mental Disorders. 5th ed.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/autism-medical-update_research-protocol.pdf
February 16, 2016 - As defined by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth
edition (DSM-5), specific … heterogeneity via random effects, which we prefer to the use of
an arbitrary variance cutoff value or statistical … Analysis of effectiveness among subgroups will be done formally, within a statistical
model via indicator … Generally, trial sizes are too small for
sub-group analyses within individual studies to have adequate statistical … Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental
Disorders. 5 ed.
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/chronic-urinary-retention_disposition-comments.pdf
September 15, 2014 - The statistical methods used
are appropriate. … Low-strength evidence of
reported suggested no statistical difference between TURP and
microwave therapy … We have revised the text to clarify findings:
“Low-strength evidence suggested no statistical difference … Where the
clinical trials that were evaluated individually of sufficient
statistical power to draw … In systematic reviews, the statistical power of the evidence for
each comparison is assessed with the
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/cad-pci-bypass_surveillance.pdf
May 01, 2013 - Quantitative Criteria for Signals of Potentially Invalidating Changes in Evidence
B1 A change in statistical
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effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/atrial-fibrillation-ablation_executive.pdf
July 01, 2009 - sample, setting, interventions, and comparison groups; appropriate measurement of outcomes; appropriate
statistical