Re:Marijuana use holds three-fold blood pressure death risk:...
by dekhn on Thursday August 10, 2017 @01:30PM
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I suggest starting with "Primer on Biostatistics" by Glantz
https://www.amazon.com/Primer-Biostatistics-Seventh-Glantz-P... which contains the basics you need to know to do analysis of stats analysis.
I haven't read it, but you'll probably want a book like https://www.amazon.com/Design-Studies-Medical-Research/dp/04... or https://www.amazon.com/Study-Design-Statistical-Analysis-Cli...
realistically you need at least a master's degree in a quantitative field to get the time and knowledge required to evaluate studies like this. I see a lot of armchair "scientists" trying to evaluate studies, it's very common to see basic mistakes in evaluating papers.
In all seriousness, I'd love a breakdown, and references for further study (on how to read medical papers, or scientific papers in general)