Significance testing as perverse probabilistic reasoning
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Truth claims in the medical literature rely heavily on statistical significance testing. Unfortunately, most physicians misunderstand the underlying probabilistic logic of significance tests and consequently often misinterpret their results. This near-universal m...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2011-02-01
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| Series: | BMC Medicine |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1741-7015/9/20 |