Statistical Inference- refuting the myth that “Biostatistics” is a set of techniques unique to Medicine
The historically recognized genius Leonardo da Vinci is today considered the quintessential “Renaissance man” in so far as he made important contributions to a wide spectrum of fields including Science, Medicine, Engineering, and so forth. Modern specialization in a single discipline only has become an illness whose main symptom is cognitive tunnel vision. Case in point- the hundreds of published medical journal articles I have exposed whose authors obviously lack full competence in the crucial area of Statistical Inference. (see https://www.spankingfit.com/recent-discoveries-made-by-spanking-fit/) To justify the absence of statistical rigor on their part, some of these researchers have created the myth that there is a separate set of statistical techniques which they refer to as “biostatistics” and which does not require the same degree of rigor that “normal” statistical inference entails. Nothing can be further from the truth.
Statistical Inference- examples of legitimate published work using valid & widely applicable statistical tools
I begin with a rigorous statistical publication by the acclaimed applied statistician G.B. Leon which has been recognized by the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. In his original contribution to the field of Mechanical Engineering Dr. Leon investigated the Physics of Wheel Rail Adhesion for mass transit vehicles. The wide range of statistical techniques he applied in conducting this research was performed in a rigorous manner and is universally applicable to all fields of scientific endeavor, including the field of Medicine:
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