Are YouTubeTM Videos Useful for Biostatistics Education: A sample of Logistic Regression

Authors : Arzu BAYGÜL EDEN, Neslihan GÖKMEN İNAN

Pages : 840-844

Doi:10.33808/clinexphealthsci.1058931

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Publication Date : 2022-12-30

Article Type : Research Paper

Abstract :Objectives: To assess the quality and educational content of YouTube videos related to logistic regression. Methods: A comprehensive electronic search was performed for ‘Logistic Regression” in YouTube.The first 70 videos were evaluated for each term. Videos were evaluated using Global Quality Score [GQS] checklists and were classified as useful and insufficient by two statisticians. Results: From among the 70 videos analyzed, 53 were included. The mean GQS value was 3.9+1.1. Fourty videos insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(75.5%); were classified as useful. Independent users tend to upload videos mostly Lecturer / PhD, Lecturer Msc. and Data science course channel. Significant difference was observed in GQS among useful and insufficient videos. The mean GQS scores of useful videos were 4.3 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(s.d.:0.8);, for insuffient videos were 2.5 insert ignore into journalissuearticles values(s.d.:0.5);. Conclusion: Specialists or instructors could refer their students to YouTube resources and actively participate in the development of video-sharing platforms for biostatistics.
Keywords : biostatistics, logistic regression, YouTube, remote learning