The Conundrum of P-Values: Statistical Significance is Unavoidable but Need Medical Significance Too

Background: Small P-values have been conventionally considered as evidence to reject a null hypothesis in empirical studies. However, there is widespread criticism of P-values now and the threshold we use for statistical significance is questioned. Methods: This communication is on contrarian view...

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Main Author: Abhaya Indrayan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2020-07-01
Series:Journal of Biostatistics and Epidemiology
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Online Access:https://jbe.tums.ac.ir/index.php/jbe/article/view/310