articleBMJMar 30, 2010Closed access

Is a subgroup effect believable? Updating criteria to evaluate the credibility of subgroup analyses

Sichuan University · McMaster University · +1 more institution

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Abstract

How can we tell the difference between spurious and real subgroup effects? This article identifies new criteria and proposes a checklist for judging the credibility of subgroup analyses

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Keywords
  • Subgroup analysis
  • Credibility
  • Psychology
  • Computer science
  • Information retrieval
  • Mathematics
  • Statistics
  • Political science
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