COULD EDUCATION BE DANGEROUS TO YOUR HEALTH - PITFALLS OF MISAPPLIED STATISTICS

Authors
SARKOZI L JACOBS E SMITH DA NIZZA A
Citation
L. Sarkozi et al., COULD EDUCATION BE DANGEROUS TO YOUR HEALTH - PITFALLS OF MISAPPLIED STATISTICS, The Mount Sinai journal of medicine, 63(5-6), 1996, pp. 425-427
Citations number
3
Categorie Soggetti
Medicine, General & Internal
Journal title
The Mount Sinai journal of medicine → ACNP
ISSN journal
00272507
Volume
63
Issue
5-6
Year of publication
1996
Pages
425 - 427
Database
ISI
SICI code
0027-2507(1996)63:5-6<425:CEBDTY>2.0.ZU;2-N
Abstract
It is important to evaluate cardiovascular risk factors. A correlation between cholesterol levels and the duration of formal education has n ot been observed previously. In analyzing our data, it was found that these two variables had a significant correlation (p < 0.05). Further evaluation did not substantiate this correlation. After considering va rious possible reasons we concluded that the seeming correlation was c aused by inappropriate statistical evaluation.