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281. Cervical Ripening in the Outpatient Setting (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/ocr-protocol-final_1.pdf
     December 18, 2019 - of setting, (3) adverse maternal and neonatal outcomes are rare and studies may not have adequate statistical … Meta-regression may be conducted to explore statistical heterogeneity using additional variables for … Publication bias will be assessed using funnel plots and statistical methods when there are at least … findings based on favorable direction or magnitude of effects is identified using funnel plots or statistical

282. Communication and Dissemination Strategies To Facilitate the Use of Health-Related Evidence (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/medical-evidence-communication_executive.pdf
     November 01, 2013 - approaches to framing against either targeting audiences or using narrative (i.e., anecdotal) or statistical … conjunction with narratives were more persuasive than (1) loss-framed messages in conjunction with statistical … information alone or (2) gain-framed messages in conjunction with either narratives or statistical … and defending choices of intermediate and ultimate outcomes • Applying modeling or other advanced statistical

283. Screening and Diagnosing Gestational Diabetes Mellitus Disposition of Comments Report (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/gestational-diabetes-screening-diagnosis_disposition-comments.pdf
     January 01, 2020 - Statistical methods were straight-forward and appropriate for addressing the key questions. … Statistical methods seem appropriate, though I would defer to a statistician on this, as the methods … At several points you comment about a single study being responsible for statistical heterogeneity, … We have corrected an error identified by another reviewer which has reduced the statistical heterogeneity … Where statistical heterogeneity is high, we explored potential explanatory clinical variables but no

284. Title (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/mental-illness-adults-prisons_research-protocol.pdf
     September 13, 2012 - These may include means, standard deviations, counts, proportions, results of authors’ statistical tests … , or other statistical details, depending on what is reported. … We will evaluate the statistical heterogeneity of the pooled analysis using the I2 statistic. … Statistical Power Analysis for the Behavioral Sciences. 2nd ed.

285. Rapid Response: Efficacy of Dental Services for Reducing Adverse Events in Those Receiving Chemotherapy for Cancer (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/rapid-response-chemotherapy-dental.pdf
     July 01, 2023 - We also recorded whether the statistical analysis had used methods to adjust for confounding, such as … No statistical methods were used to adjust for differences in patient characteristics among the groups … None of the four studies used statistical methods to adjust for confounding between groups. … No statistical adjustments for confounding were performed. … The differences between groups reached statistical significance in three of the studies38, 41 but not

286. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/vte-protocol-8-4-10.pdf
     February 01, 2008 - population, setting, interventions, and comparison groups; appropriate measurement of outcomes; appropriate statistical … the other (as a separate trial) by dividing the control group equally between the comparisons.8 Statistical … 25 percent, 50 percent and 75 percent have been regarded as representative of low, medium and high statistical … Statistics will be performed using StatsDirect statistical software, version 2.4.6 (StatsDirect Ltd, … sizes were on the same side of unity; whether the range of effect sizes was narrow, and the degree of statistical

287. Evidence Report on the (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/blood-clots-hip-knee-surgery_research-protocol.pdf
     February 01, 2008 - population, setting, interventions, and comparison groups; appropriate measurement of outcomes; appropriate statistical … the other (as a separate trial) by dividing the control group equally between the comparisons.8 Statistical … 25 percent, 50 percent and 75 percent have been regarded as representative of low, medium and high statistical … Statistics will be performed using StatsDirect statistical software, version 2.4.6 (StatsDirect Ltd, … sizes were on the same side of unity; whether the range of effect sizes was narrow, and the degree of statistical

288. Medical Therapies for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder—An Updaterum Disorder--An Update (pdf file)
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     May 26, 2017 - Statistical methods are appropriate. Thank you for your comments. … The statistical methods used are also appropriate and well explained. … This sort of posthoc statistical approach seems to define bias, unless there was an a priori plan to … threshold criterion, then lump them if there was no significant difference, but applying an appropriate statistical

289. Insomnia_protocol-140403 (pdf file)
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     April 03, 2014 - an insomnia disorder diagnosis according to the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical … The Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) diagnostic criteria is also frequently used in the … We will assess statistical heterogeneity with Cochran’s Q test and measure magnitude with I2 statistic … Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition.

290. Insomnia_protocol-140403 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/insomnia_protocol-140716.pdf
     April 03, 2014 - an insomnia disorder diagnosis according to the American Psychiatric Association’s Diagnostic and Statistical … The Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) diagnostic criteria is also frequently used in the … We will assess statistical heterogeneity with Cochran’s Q test and measure magnitude with I2 statistic … Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition.

291. Microsoft Word - cognitive-decline-protocol-160322.docx (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/cognitive-decline_research-protocol.pdf
     March 22, 2016 - While the 4th edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-4) used the … heterogeneity and variation in effect size to determine appropriateness of pooling data.16 We will assess statistical … ., single study) based on whether intervention effects are similar in direction and magnitude, and statistical … Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition.

292. S81 (pdf file)
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     October 01, 2007 - Linear statistical techniques such as logistic re- gression have been unable to produce accurate models … Another approach is to use a partitioning analysis rather than a linear statistical method. … Hierarchically optimal classification tree analysis (HOCTA) is an exact, nonpara- metric, nonlinear statistical … attempted to minimize this outcome by using procedures to ensure jackknife stability and experimentwise statistical

293. Evidence-based Practice Center Systematic Review Protocol (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/procalcitonin_research-protocol.pdf
     September 08, 2011 - details: Source: www.effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov Published Online: September 8, 2011  Statistical … analyses (statistical test/estimation results) Test used Summary measures Sample variability … o Did the analysis of outcome data incorporate a method for handling confounders such as statistical … population o Well-described intervention o Use of validated outcome measures o Appropriate statistical

294. Disposition of Comments Report for Treatment of Atrial Fibrillation (pdf file)
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     June 28, 2013 - Only 3 of the 9 studies assessing “maintenance of SR” provided statistical comparisons and because … text describing the direction and statistical significance of listed ORs. … The statistical methods used are appropriate. Thank you. … Including a statistical analysis section could have used to address these issues. … Suggest stating there is no statistical significance between the two strategies.

295. Disposition of Comments Report for Pharmacologic and Mechanical Prophylaxis of Venous Thromboembolism Among Special Populations (pdf file)
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     May 29, 2013 - research, so nowhere do we refer to asymptomatic VTE (only asymptomatic DVT) Reviewer 6 Methods Statistical … response, the relative risk meta-analysis in the report has now been performed independantly in two statistical … - yes Thanks Reviewer 10 Methods The statistical methods used are appropriate. … The statistical methods are sound. … sensitivity analyses were also carried out to test the robustness of these results in two separate statistical

296. Disposition of Comments Report for Prevention of Healthcare-Associated Infections (pdf file)
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     November 30, 2012 - drawing any conclusions. 14 Peer Reviewer #2 General Comments The authors seem to disregard statistical … No response is needed. 84 Peer Reviewer #9 Methods Statistical methods and grading of studies are … However many failed to report sufficient data points or to use appropriate statistical analysis which … No statistical analysis was conducted. 3. This is a very comprehensive article. … No statistical analysis was conducted. 5.

297. Comments to Effective Heath Care Program Draft Documents (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/registries-guide-2nd-edition_disposition-comments.pdf
     March 03, 2010 - information about linking data from multiple sources, but they do not discuss in detail the supporting statistical … tools (e.g., meta‐analytical statistical techniques) for analyzing the combined data. … A new white paper exploring the appropriate statistical techniques for analyzing data combined from … Do we decline to perform formal statistical comparisons between treatments, because of potential bias … It states, "As with any pooling of disparate data, the use of appropriate statistical techniques and

298. Protocol Amendment - Safety of Vaccines 030413 (pdf file)
     effectivehealthcare.ahrq.gov/sites/default/files/related_files/vaccines-safety-protocol-130325.pdf
     September 18, 2012 - Analyses will be conducted with Stat Xact® Procs for SAS.23 Unless statistical power is adequate, … Statistical, epidemiological, and risk-assessment approaches to evaluating safety of vaccines throughout

299. Disposition of Comments for PCA3 Testing for the Diagnosis and Management of Prostate Cancer (pdf file)
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     April 01, 2013 - Statistical analysis methodology seems appropriate. Comment acknowledged. … PR # 7 Methods There did not appear to be pre-specified statistical analysis plans in support of each … Creative use of statistical analysis and modeling to attempt to answer key questions in the face of … The authors were creative in applying statistical analyses and modeling techniques in an attempt to … Ankerst et al utilized statistical methodology to show that PCA3 increases predictive accuracy when

300. Disposition of Comments for CER 166 Calcineurin Inhibitors (pdf file)
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     March 15, 2016 - We evaluated statistical heterogeneity of the pooled analyses using the I2 statistic, and we considered … The statistical methods used, and where described the inability to apply statistical methods were appropriate … The statistical analysis used in the review is appropriate and well explained. … The statistical methods seem reasonable. Thank you for your comment. … , very few of those demonstrated a difference in acute rejection or graft loss, despite showing a statistical