Table 2.
Summarization of statistical methods used in yellow fever vaccine studies.
| # | Statistical method | Method classification | No. of papers |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Network analysis | Data transformation | 2 |
| 2 | ROC curve analysis * | Data transformation | 1 |
| 3 | log2 transformation | Data transformation in statistics | 5 |
| 4 | Lowess transformation | Data transformation in statistics | 1 |
| 5 | Permutation | Data transformation in statistics | 1 |
| 6 | Quantile normalization (transformation) | Data transformation in statistics | 3 |
| 7 | Robust multi-array average normalization | Data transformation in statistics | 2 |
| 8 | Background correction data transformation | Error correction data transformation | 2 |
| 9 | BH false discovery rate correction method | Error correction data transformation | 4 |
| 10 | False discovery rate correction method | Error correction data transformation | 1 |
| 11 | Holm-Bonferroni family-wise error rate correction method | Error correction data transformation | 6 |
| 12 | ANOVA | Inferential statistical data analysis | 13 |
| 13 | Correlation statistical analysis | Inferential statistical data analysis | 1 |
| 14 | Gene Set Enrichment Analysis | Inferential statistical data analysis | 2 |
| 15 | ICA (independent component analysis) * | Inferential statistical data analysis | 1 |
| 16 | Intent-to-treat analysis * | Inferential statistical data analysis | 1 |
| 17 | Least square regression analysis * | Inferential statistical data analysis | 1 |
| 18 | LIMMA data analysis | Inferential statistical data analysis | 3 |
| 19 | Multiple linear regression analysis | Inferential statistical data analysis | 2 |
| 20 | One tailed test | Inferential statistical data analysis | 1 |
| 21 | One-way ANOVA | Inferential statistical data analysis | 10 |
| 22 | Pearson correlation coefficient calculation | Inferential statistical data analysis | 3 |
| 23 | PCA dimensionality reduction | Inferential statistical data analysis | 2 |
| 24 | Repeated measure ANOVA | Iinferential statistical data analysis | 2 |
| 25 | two-way ANOVA | Inferential statistical data analysis | 2 |
| 26 | Chi square test | Statistical hypothesis test | 16 |
| 27 | F test | Statistical hypothesis test | 2 |
| 28 | Fisher’s exact test | Statistical hypothesis test | 15 |
| 29 | Friedman test * | Statistical hypothesis test | 2 |
| 30 | Kolmogorov-Smimov test * | Statistical hypothesis test | 1 |
| 31 | Log-rank test * | statistical hypothesis test | 6 |
| 32 | Mann-Whitney U test | statistical hypothesis test | 20 |
| 33 | Non-parametric test | Statistical hypothesis test | 2 |
| 34 | Paired t-test | Statistical hypothesis test | 8 |
| 35 | Pearson’s Chi-square test * | Statistical hypothesis test | 2 |
| 36 | Student’s t-test | Statistical hypothesis test | 24 |
| 37 | Two tailed test | Statistical hypothesis test | 3 |
| 38 | Wilcoxon signed-rank test | Statistical hypothesis test | 9 |
The methods marked with * are 8 newly added methods.