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