Evidence based medicine appears to be based on a statistical scientific framework to derive claims. By analysing population based statistics of outcomes in a trial Table - DSRCT research by Evidence level Meta Analysis: Systematic Reviews: RCT: Cohort Studies: Case Control Studies: Case Series / Case Reports: Expert Opinion: Animal Research / In Vitro Studies: Table ideas Evidence Level | Study | Year | Brief summary | Notes Classic evidence based medicine hierarchy of evidence: ![[Evidence Pyramid.png]] ## Datasaurus dozen: The Datasaurus Dozen is a collection of thirteen datasets that, despite having nearly identical summary statistics—such as mean, variance, and correlation—exhibit vastly different distributions when visualized. This underscores the critical importance of graphing data to uncover underlying patterns that summary statistics alone may obscure. ![[Datasaurus Dozen.png]] Similarly, Anscombe's Quartet: ![[Anscombe's Quartet.png]]