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Correspondence

Statistical Methods in the Journal — An Update

The authors surveyed the types of statistical methods used in the Journal during 2015. Investigators used a greater variety statistical methods, and the methods were more sophisticated than those used in earlier epochs.

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Yasunori Sato, Ph.D.
Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

Masahiko Gosho, Ph.D.
University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan

Kengo Nagashima, Ph.D.
Chiba University, Chiba, Japan

Sho Takahashi, Ph.D.
Chiba University Hospital, Chiba, Japan

James H. Ware, Ph.D.
Nan M. Laird, Ph.D.
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA

Funding and Disclosures

Disclosure forms provided by the authors are available with the full text of this letter at NEJM.org.

Drs. Sato and Gosho contributed equally to this study.

James H. Ware, Ph.D., is deceased.

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