Why+most+medical+research+is+wrong

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 * A huge problem when dealing with biomedical data, and particularly observational studies (such as those that compare one group of people to another) is that these studies are often completely wrong. In this module, we will watch a presentation by John Ioannidis from Stanford University, who is one of the leaders in addressing this problem.**


 * Learning Tasks**
 * Read [|Lies, Damned Lies, and Medical Science] - The Atlantic
 * Watch [|Ben Goldacre's Battling Bad Science Ted Talk]
 * Read [|Trouble at the Lab] - The Economist
 * Read [|Trouble at the Lab] - The Economist


 * Going Deeper**
 * Read Iaonnidis' paper [|Why Most Published Research Findings are False]