The Princess and the p-value

Format: 2-16 Don’t confuse “statistical significance” with “importance”

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Language/s: 3-3 Are the treatments practical in your setting?

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Resource Link: View the Lesson

Target Audience: 2-9 Reviews of fair comparisons should be systematic

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2-8 Consider all of the relevant fair comparisons

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Short Description:

An interactive resource introducing reporting and interpretation of statistics in controlled trials.

Key Concepts addressed:

• 1-5 Newer is not necessarily better
• 1-12 Dramatic treatment effects are rare

Details

This interactive module takes a unique approach to introducing reporting of statistics in trials, basic interpretation of results and how to appraise reporting of findings.

After using this resource, you should be able to…

• Judge the quality of basic statistic reporting in trials