期刊名称：Journal of Methods and Measurement in the Social Sciences
电子版ISSN：2159-7855
出版年度：2017
卷号：8
期号：1
页码：1-2
DOI：10.2458/v8i1.22018
出版社：University of Arizona Libraries
摘要：This "Cheap Lessons" article emphasizes the importance of selecting an appropriate outcome. A brief example from the sports medicine literature relating to baseball pitching performance and the “Tommy John surgery” (TJS) is discussed. The example illustrates how an inappropriate outcome measure often utilized in studies involving the TJS has resulted in deceptive, overestimates of the surgery’s success rate. The unintended consequence of this methodological miscalculation is that numerous athletes have elected to pursue this unnecessary medical procedure and put both their health and sporting careers at risk.
关键词：Methodology; Research Design; Measurement; Statistics; Data Analysis;
Outcomes Assessment
