Brijesh Sathian

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Whether to replace p value by Confidence Interval?. or to believe on Sir Ronald A. Fisher ?

After reading the editorial published in Nepal Journal of Epidemiology by Dr. Shrikant I Bangdiwala, Professor, Department of Biostatistics, Gillings School of Global Public Health, University of...

01 April 2016 1,833 15 View

How can earthquakes be predicted? Which statistical models work best?

I would like to forecast the and predict the earth quake in Nepal. A devastating (7.9 ritcher scale) earthquake hit Nepal in the area near Barpak, a mountain village between capital Kathmandu and...

12 May 2015 2,295 13 View

Is it a good idea to use logistic regression for combining the effects of two or more diagnostic tests and then do the ROC analysis?

Recently many of the researchers use logistic regression predicted value probability for finding the combined effect of two or more diagnostic test [Test Variable] in ROC analysis. Is it a good idea?.

31 July 2014 4,824 7 View

Is it necessary to report the research findings by percentage and confidence interval when sample size of the study is less than 30?.

BMJ Surgery Authors guidelines include a sentence saying that if the sample size is less than 30 then report with the numbers, not percentage. What is the reason behind this?

26 December 2013 2,188 15 View

Is it only the Professor who can chair a scientific session in a conference? Why not Associate Professor or Asst Professor?

Some scientific conference organizers look at the potentiality of the person who will be selected as chair person not the "Designation". I respect Professors. But, why Associate and Asst...

19 September 2013 5,727 23 View

What should be the scientific content, sub themes which are necessary for a Research Methodology and Scientific Writing Conference in Medicine?

The International Conference on Research Methodology and Scientific Writing aims to provide knowledge that allows research scholars, teachers and practitioners to achieve the research goals and...

14 September 2013 7,919 3 View

Could bone marrow transplants cure HIV?

Two men with HIV have been off AIDS drugs for several months after receiving stem-cell transplants for cancer that appear to have cleared the virus from their bodies, researchers reported on...

06 July 2013 3,744 2 View

What is the difference between written and verbal consent? Which type of study should it be used in?

Most journals are very particular about written consent. But is it necessary to take written consent in the descriptive studies? Sharing your knowledge and vision about this question will not only...

19 March 2013 4,204 93 View

What is the use of reporting the exact p value in a research paper? Is it necessary?

If it mentioned in the Material and Methods p

08 February 2013 3,138 94 View

Is it necessary to learn statistics for writing original research articles for publishing in high impact factor journals?

Sometimes BMJ reviewers reject the articles because of poor statistical analysis. If the data of a manuscript submitted can be analyzed with advanced statistical techniques, then the editor will...

06 February 2013 2,961 78 View

How reliable is the estimation of prevalence and incidence of HIV done by NACO? Is there any requirement for new procedures?

Prevalence of HIV in Nepal is 0.5 but in some places in Nepal people don't go to hospital and IDU is very common. Can we rely on the sentinel surveillance data and epi model? There is no study...

29 January 2013 2,577 2 View

Is it necessary to make the medical records data electronic in hospitals in developing countries? What are the benefits?

In Nepal, most of the hospital's records are disposed of after 5 years, so data is also disposed of. Is it correct to do this? Should it be made electronic? Should Bio-statisticians play a role?

19 January 2013 8,089 9 View

Do medical conferences really help to improve and attain Millennium Development Goals?

There are several Conferences with the aim of achieving Millennium Development Goals through universal access. How much it will contribute?.

12 January 2013 1,015 3 View

Is it necessary to include statisticians in the institutional research and ethical committee for reviewing a manuscript and research proposal?

Several institutions from developing countries like Nepal don't have a single statistician or any personel from community medicine in the research and ethical committee of the medical institution....

07 January 2013 4,449 88 View

What are the agencies and associations which provide scholarships and funds for developing country scientists/ researchers to attend conferences?

Most of the time developing country researchers can't attend the conferences in developing countries because of high registration fee and travel fare.

02 January 2013 4,518 11 View

What is the use of Medical Associations and Societies? Is it only for conducting the Seminars, Workshops and Conferences ?

Whether the Medical Associations should focus on the welfare of the people

25 December 2012 2,296 4 View

Whether Univariate or Multi variate regression analysis is important to maintain the quality of a published article in a scientific journal?

There are several research works published with methodological rigors because of the relevance of the research question in medicine. Is it necessary to follow the rules of statistics? Managing/...

20 November 2012 917 2 View