"Statistics" is not a sausage machine: a statistician's viewpoint and some comments on experimental design

• Published in: Alternatives to laboratory animals Vol. 32 Suppl 2; p. 5
• Main Author: Gaines Das, Rose E
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England 01.09.2004
• Subjects: Interdisciplinary Communication; Laboratory Animal Science - ethics; Laboratory Animal Science - methods; Random Allocation; Reproducibility of Results; Research Design - standards; Statistics as Topic - standards

Any experiment involving the use of animals which is not well-planned, meticulously carried out, and scrupulously analysed, is unethical. Planning, or good experimental design, followed by analysis appropriate for the design, will help to ensure the optimal use of animals. Thus, collaboration betwee...