[Why statisticians prefer average over exceptional]

Ned Tijdschr Geneeskd. 2022 Mar 21:166:D6642.
[Article in Dutch]

Abstract

Scores can be surprising, whether they are from sport matches or medical outcomes. In sports we like to preserve the pressure: even the absolute front-runner has only one chance to win the Olympics or World Cup. But what if we encounter a single medical outcome in a study? In those cases we need to be careful with promises of personalized medicine and precision medicine. Clinical science cannot do without repetition and averages.

MeSH terms

  • Humans
  • Precision Medicine
  • Soccer*
  • Sports*