TY - JOUR
T1 - Research methodology
AU - Dunn, Warren R.
AU - Lyman, Stephen
AU - Marx, Robert
PY - 2003/10
Y1 - 2003/10
N2 - Research aims to reach valid conclusions through scientific enquiry. Valid conclusions can only be reached if bias is minimized or eliminated. Bias can potentially take place in the design, implementation, or analysis of a study. Various study designs reduce bias, and this article reviews some of the more common study designs in orthopaedic sports medicine. We also discuss bias and confounding factors as they relate to these studies.
AB - Research aims to reach valid conclusions through scientific enquiry. Valid conclusions can only be reached if bias is minimized or eliminated. Bias can potentially take place in the design, implementation, or analysis of a study. Various study designs reduce bias, and this article reviews some of the more common study designs in orthopaedic sports medicine. We also discuss bias and confounding factors as they relate to these studies.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0749-8063(03)00705-9
DO - 10.1016/S0749-8063(03)00705-9
M3 - Review article
C2 - 14551552
AN - SCOPUS:0141958848
VL - 19
SP - 870
EP - 873
JO - Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
JF - Arthroscopy - Journal of Arthroscopic and Related Surgery
SN - 0749-8063
IS - 8
ER -