Data and statistical analysis are the backbone of Evidence-Based Medicine (EBM). The quality of research depends on the quality of its data, from acquisition, preprocessing, and analysis to publication. In this section, we want to support data-based research and help authors to publish quantitative discoveries in a reproducible and understandable way. Submissions may range from clinically applied quantitative methods to theoretical considerations concerning statistics or computational neuroscience.
Members of Section IV are also working on the statistics tutorial project "Stat-o-Sphere". Please have a look at our collection page for further details. We are always looking for test readers/reviewers and people that want to participate in one form or another.
As a section editor, I am responsible for coordinating submissions that concern data or statistics-driven studies along with Karolina Kneller. I am a medical student at Charité Berlin with a main scientific interest in computational neuroscience and medically applied statistics. I am looking forward to reading your submissions and supporting you in the publishing process. Email: [email protected]
Karolina Kneller (Section Editor)
My name is Karolina Kneller. I am a medical student at Charité Berlin and passionate about public health, evidence-based medicine, and scientific research in general. In my BSc in Liberal Arts and Sciences, I focused on Global and Public Health and was able to explore a range of research methods. Currently, my main interests lie in the influence of climate and environmental change on individual’s and communities health. Email: [email protected]
Raphael Leuner (former Section Editor)
My name is Raphael Leuner, and I joined the journal at the very beginning of 2020. With a background in Bioinformatics and Data Science, I have helped to establish the Data and Statistics section at NOS. I am passionate about exciting data-driven research and Open Science and constantly looking for innovative ideas connecting the two. One topic that I am looking forward to exploring further in the future is the prospects and ethical questions around the introduction of Artificial Intelligence in medicine.
Steffen Schwerdtfeger (former Section Editor)
I am Steffen Schwerdtfeger, Section Editor at Section I, Medical Humanities, and Editor at Section IV, Data and Statistics. I am also mainly working on the Project “Stat-o-Sphere” within NOS. I am studying medicine at Charité in Berlin and I have some background in philosophy / literature studies. My main interests lie in bringing together computational neuroscience and psychiatry. Especially computational descriptions of communication, as well as linguistics/semiotics and information theory in general is what occupies my attention the most.
I am Philippa Schunk, also part of the editor team of Section IV. I study medicine at the University of Würzburg. I am interested in methodological matters and their statistical foundation.
Willi Schrader (Editor)
I am Willi Schrader; I am part of the editor team of Section I and Section IV. I study Public Health at the University of Bielefeld after completing my degree in physiotherapy. My interest is combining medically applied statistics with dignity-based evidence to make empirical practice assessable for vulnerable groups.
Joëlle Lousberg (Editor)
Hello, my name is Joëlle Lousberg, and I am also an editorial member of Section IV at NOS. I am studying Ecotoxicology M. Sc. at the RWTH Aachen University and, since March 2023, a member of the NOS team.
Moritz Thiele (Editor)
I am a medical student at Charité Berlin and not only passionate about medicine but also have a keen interest in computer science, project management, and digitalization in healthcare. I am particularly interested in exploring the intersection of medicine and technology, with a focus on harnessing digital solutions to improve patient care and streamline medical processes.
