Cognition of and Demand for Education and Teaching in Medical Statistics in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.
<h4>Background</h4>Although a substantial number of studies focus on the teaching and application of medical statistics in China, few studies comprehensively evaluate the recognition of and demand for medical statistics. In addition, the results of these various studies differ and are in...
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| author | Yazhou Wu Liang Zhou Gaoming Li Dali Yi Xiaojiao Wu Xiaoyu Liu Yanqi Zhang Ling Liu Dong Yi |
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| description | <h4>Background</h4>Although a substantial number of studies focus on the teaching and application of medical statistics in China, few studies comprehensively evaluate the recognition of and demand for medical statistics. In addition, the results of these various studies differ and are insufficiently comprehensive and systematic.<h4>Objectives</h4>This investigation aimed to evaluate the general cognition of and demand for medical statistics by undergraduates, graduates, and medical staff in China.<h4>Methods</h4>We performed a comprehensive database search related to the cognition of and demand for medical statistics from January 2007 to July 2014 and conducted a meta-analysis of non-controlled studies with sub-group analysis for undergraduates, graduates, and medical staff.<h4>Results</h4>There are substantial differences with respect to the cognition of theory in medical statistics among undergraduates (73.5%), graduates (60.7%), and medical staff (39.6%). The demand for theory in medical statistics is high among graduates (94.6%), undergraduates (86.1%), and medical staff (88.3%). Regarding specific statistical methods, the cognition of basic statistical methods is higher than of advanced statistical methods. The demand for certain advanced statistical methods, including (but not limited to) multiple analysis of variance (ANOVA), multiple linear regression, and logistic regression, is higher than that for basic statistical methods. The use rates of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software and statistical analysis software (SAS) are only 55% and 15%, respectively.<h4>Conclusion</h4>The overall statistical competence of undergraduates, graduates, and medical staff is insufficient, and their ability to practically apply their statistical knowledge is limited, which constitutes an unsatisfactory state of affairs for medical statistics education. Because the demand for skills in this area is increasing, the need to reform medical statistics education in China has become urgent. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-7739f30bc23a474384f547e4b82dc94e2025-07-14T05:31:42ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032015-01-01106e012872110.1371/journal.pone.0128721Cognition of and Demand for Education and Teaching in Medical Statistics in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Yazhou WuLiang ZhouGaoming LiDali YiXiaojiao WuXiaoyu LiuYanqi ZhangLing LiuDong Yi<h4>Background</h4>Although a substantial number of studies focus on the teaching and application of medical statistics in China, few studies comprehensively evaluate the recognition of and demand for medical statistics. In addition, the results of these various studies differ and are insufficiently comprehensive and systematic.<h4>Objectives</h4>This investigation aimed to evaluate the general cognition of and demand for medical statistics by undergraduates, graduates, and medical staff in China.<h4>Methods</h4>We performed a comprehensive database search related to the cognition of and demand for medical statistics from January 2007 to July 2014 and conducted a meta-analysis of non-controlled studies with sub-group analysis for undergraduates, graduates, and medical staff.<h4>Results</h4>There are substantial differences with respect to the cognition of theory in medical statistics among undergraduates (73.5%), graduates (60.7%), and medical staff (39.6%). The demand for theory in medical statistics is high among graduates (94.6%), undergraduates (86.1%), and medical staff (88.3%). Regarding specific statistical methods, the cognition of basic statistical methods is higher than of advanced statistical methods. The demand for certain advanced statistical methods, including (but not limited to) multiple analysis of variance (ANOVA), multiple linear regression, and logistic regression, is higher than that for basic statistical methods. The use rates of the Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS) software and statistical analysis software (SAS) are only 55% and 15%, respectively.<h4>Conclusion</h4>The overall statistical competence of undergraduates, graduates, and medical staff is insufficient, and their ability to practically apply their statistical knowledge is limited, which constitutes an unsatisfactory state of affairs for medical statistics education. Because the demand for skills in this area is increasing, the need to reform medical statistics education in China has become urgent.https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0128721&type=printable |
| spellingShingle | Yazhou Wu Liang Zhou Gaoming Li Dali Yi Xiaojiao Wu Xiaoyu Liu Yanqi Zhang Ling Liu Dong Yi Cognition of and Demand for Education and Teaching in Medical Statistics in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PLoS ONE |
| title | Cognition of and Demand for Education and Teaching in Medical Statistics in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. |
| title_full | Cognition of and Demand for Education and Teaching in Medical Statistics in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. |
| title_fullStr | Cognition of and Demand for Education and Teaching in Medical Statistics in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Cognition of and Demand for Education and Teaching in Medical Statistics in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. |
| title_short | Cognition of and Demand for Education and Teaching in Medical Statistics in China: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. |
| title_sort | cognition of and demand for education and teaching in medical statistics in china a systematic review and meta analysis |
| url | https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0128721&type=printable |
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