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Conducting research in the field of medicine today requires knowledge of statistical tools. For various reasons their correct selection is often a difficult task. This paper summarizes the most commonly used statistical methods in Polish medical journals published in 2009. We studied whether the choice of statistical tools and the methods of their implementation is connected with the number of points awarded for particular journals by MNiSW.