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This video is a snippet from a webinar Editage conducted on the topic \u201cUnderstanding types of research data\u201d on March 15, 2023.\u00a0The lead trainer Dr. Monika Sobocan is a medical researcher and educator dividing her time between the University Medical Centre Maribor, Slovenia and the Queen Mary University of London, UK. She is a medical doctor with over 5 years of experience in conducting quantitative and qualitative research. She has been recognized for her scientific work by a prestigious national fellowship for women in science.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

In this webinar snippet, Monika talks about the aspects that affect statistics such as sample size, randomization procedure, inclusion and exclusion criteria. She goes on to explain how to use control groups and adjust them for hypothesis driven research.<\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

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