Table 1 Results of a literature review conducted in the medical database MEDLINE (1980–2006) about statistical methods found in immunological studies investigating cytokine expressions.
From: A guide to modern statistical analysis of immunological data
Statistical methods | Number of references |
|---|---|
Univariate techniques | Â |
Analysis of variance | 2908 |
T-test | 420 |
Mann-Whitney U-test | 316 |
Wilcoxon/McNemar test | 193 |
Univariate linear regression | 163 |
Bivariate correlation analysis | 157 |
Kruskal-Wallis H-test | 95 |
Repeated measures analysis of variance | 31 |
Friedman test | 7 |
Non linear regression | 5 |
Multivariate techniques | Â |
Logistic regression | 629 |
Cluster analysis | 192 |
Multivariate analysis of variance | 144 |
Multiple linear regression | 91 |
Factor analysis/Principal components analysis | 80 |
Analysis of covariance | 56 |
Linear discriminant analysis | 51 |
Partial correlation coefficient | 24 |
Multinomial logistic regression | 9 |
Multivariate analysis of covariance | 7 |
Path analysis/Structural equation modelling | 4 |