Common Errors in Scientific Research (6 videos) | Dr. Vorland
Week 3
Purpose
The purpose of this video lecture is to discuss the analytical and statistical errors in science.
Meet the Guest Speaker
Dr. Colby Vorland
Postdoctoral Fellow at School of Public Health
Indiana University
Video Lecture
The video lecture is broken into six parts: Introduction, Examples, DINS, Nonrandom, P-Hacking, and Reporting.
Please click each tab to watch each part of the video lecture.
Introduction
Examples
DINS
Nonrandom as Random
P-Hacking
Reporting
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References
Brown, A. W., Altman, D. G., Baranowski, T., Bland, J. M., Dawson, J. A., Dhurandhar, N. V., ... & Allison, D. B. (2019). Childhood obesity intervention studies: a narrative review and guide for investigators, authors, editors, reviewers, journalists, and readers to guard against exaggerated effectiveness claims. Obesity Reviews, 20(11), 1523-1541.
George, B. J., Beasley, T. M., Brown, A. W., Dawson, J., Dimova, R., Divers, J., ... & Allison, D. B. (2016). Common scientific and statistical errors in obesity research. Obesity, 24(4), 781-790.
Vorland, C. J., Brown, A. W., Dawson, J. A., Dickinson, S. L., Golzarri-Arroyo, L., Hannon, B. A., ... & Allison, D. B. (2021). Errors in the implementation, analysis, and reporting of randomization within obesity and nutrition research: a guide to their avoidance. International Journal of Obesity, 45(11), 2335-2346.