Errors in the implementation, analysis, and reporting of randomization within obesity and nutrition research: a guide to their avoidance
Uses ten real-world examples to explain errors in implementing, analyzing, and reporting randomized studies and how to avoid them.
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Statistical rigorReporting transparencyNutrition & aging
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- Colby J Vorland: Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA. cvorland@iu.edu. · ORCID 0000-0003-4225-372X
- Andrew W Brown: Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA. · ORCID 0000-0002-1758-8205
- John A Dawson: Department of Nutritional Sciences, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA.
- Stephanie L Dickinson: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA. · ORCID 0000-0002-2998-4467
- Lilian Golzarri-Arroyo: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA. · ORCID 0000-0002-1221-6701
- Bridget A Hannon: Division of Nutritional Sciences, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, IL, USA.
- Moonseong Heo: Department of Public Health Sciences, Clemson University, Clemson, SC, USA. · ORCID 0000-0001-7711-1209
- Steven B Heymsfield: Pennington Biomedical Research Center, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, USA. · ORCID 0000-0003-1127-9425
- Wasantha P Jayawardene: Department of Applied Health Science, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA. · ORCID 0000-0002-8798-0894
- Chanaka N Kahathuduwa: Department of Psychiatry, School of Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, USA.
- Scott W Keith: Department of Pharmacology and Experimental Therapeutics, Division of Biostatistics, Thomas Jefferson University, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
- J Michael Oakes: Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, USA.
- Carmen D Tekwe: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA.
- Lehana Thabane: Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, ON, Canada.
- David B Allison: Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Indiana University School of Public Health-Bloomington, Bloomington, IN, USA. allison@iu.edu. · ORCID 0000-0003-3566-9399
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