Skip to main content

Rounded data have a high potential for false comparative statistical results as shown with elbow arc of motion.

Author
Abstract
:

Visually measured range-of-motion (ROM) data are usually rounded to the nearest 5° interval and then recorded. Rounding might significantly influence the outcome of statistical tests.

Year of Publication
:
2018
Journal
:
Journal of shoulder and elbow surgery
Volume
:
27
Issue
:
2
Number of Pages
:
276-281
ISSN Number
:
1058-2746
URL
:
http://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S1058-2746(17)30693-6
DOI
:
10.1016/j.jse.2017.10.033
Short Title
:
J Shoulder Elbow Surg
Download citation