{"id":15138,"date":"2025-01-31T10:11:50","date_gmt":"2025-01-31T15:11:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/anesthesiology\/?p=15138"},"modified":"2026-06-01T21:28:46","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T01:28:46","slug":"recap-from-idea-to-research-design-the-steps-before-statistics-with-biostatistician-dr-siny-tsang","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/med.virginia.edu\/anesthesiology\/recap-from-idea-to-research-design-the-steps-before-statistics-with-biostatistician-dr-siny-tsang\/","title":{"rendered":"SLIDES: From Idea to Research Design \u2013 The Steps Before Statistics with Biostatistician Dr. Siny Tsang"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Workshop Slides<\/h2>\n\n\n<div id=\"gslideshow\" class=\"gss-container no-captions\">\n\t<div class=\"cycle-slideshow\" \n\t\tdata-cycle-slides=\"> 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