{"id":3020,"date":"2017-03-31T08:42:29","date_gmt":"2017-03-31T07:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bestpractice.bmj.com\/?page_id=3020"},"modified":"2023-04-03T12:26:38","modified_gmt":"2023-04-03T11:26:38","slug":"understanding-statistics-other-resources","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bestpractice.bmj.com\/info\/us\/evidence\/learn-ebm\/understanding-statistics-other-resources\/","title":{"rendered":"Understanding statistics: BMJ Learning modules"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"lead\"><a href=\"https:\/\/learning.bmj.com\/learning\/home.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">BMJ Learning<\/a> has two interactive online modules on understanding statistics using practical examples to work through to help with your learning.<\/p><br \/>\r\nBMJ Learning provides high-quality CME\/CPD and postgraduate training for doctors and other healthcare professionals. It features hundreds of accredited, peer-reviewed learning modules in text, video, and audio formats.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nAccess is available either by personal or organizational subscription. BMJ Learning is also available free of charge to BMA members.<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\nThe statistics modules include:<br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/new-learning.bmj.com\/course\/5003158\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Understanding statistic<\/b><b>s 1:<\/b><\/a> <b>presenting data from clinical trials<\/b><br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After completing this module you should:<\/span><br \/>\r\n<ul><br \/>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understand that the same results from a trial can be presented in different ways<\/span><\/li><br \/>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Appreciate the strengths and weaknesses of using ratios and differences to describe trial results<\/span><\/li><br \/>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Know how to calculate the number needed to treat (NNT) from a trial<\/span><\/li><br \/>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Know how to use the baseline risk and relative risk to find out what difference a treatment might make for an individual.<\/span><\/li><br \/>\r\n<\/ul><br \/>\r\n<a href=\"https:\/\/learning.bmj.com\/learning\/module-intro\/understanding-statistics-difference.html?moduleId=5001080\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><b>Understanding statistics 2:<\/b><\/a> <b>what is statistical uncertainty?<\/b><br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After completing this module you should:<\/span><br \/>\r\n<ul><br \/>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Appreciate that results of trials have a direction, size, and statistical uncertainty<\/span><\/li><br \/>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Understand the information provided by confidence intervals and exact P values<\/span><\/li><br \/>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Know how to interpret confidence intervals<\/span><\/li><br \/>\r\n \t<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Appreciate when there is an important difference between the treatment and control arms of a trial.<\/span><\/li><br \/>\r\n<\/ul><br \/>\r\n<strong><em>Content created by BMJ Knowledge Centre<\/em><\/strong><br \/>\r\n<br \/>\r\n<a class=\"fasc-button fasc-size-large fasc-type-glossy fasc-rounded-medium\" style=\"background-color: #bd117b; color: #ffffff;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/bestpractice.bmj.com\/info\/toolkit\/ebm-toolbox\/bibliography\/\">Read more<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BMJ Learning has two interactive online modules on understanding statistics using practical examples to work through to help with your learning. 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