Kenneth J. Rothman

No Adjustments Are Needed for Multiple Comparisons

Adjustments for making multiple comparisons in large bodies of data are recommended to avoid rejecting the null hypothesis too readily. Unfortunately, reducing the type I error ...

A review of the application of propensity score methods yielded increasing use, advantages in specific settings, but not substantially different estimates compared with conventional multivariable methods

Significance Questing

Editorials1 September 1986Significance QuestingKENNETH J. ROTHMAN, Dr.P.H.KENNETH J. ROTHMAN, Dr.P.H.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informa...

A Show of Confidence

Many medical researchers believe that it would be fruitless to submit for publication any paper that lacks statistical tests of significance. Their belief is not ill founded: ed...