statistical significance

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Introduction

An attribute of data generally determined by p value of < 0.05.

Notes

  • statistical significance does not equal clinical significance, especially for large studies with uncommon outcomes[2][4]

References

  1. Wikipedia: Statistical significance https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Statistical_significance
  2. 2.0 2.1 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17, 18. American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015. 2018.
  3. West CP, Dupras DM. 5 ways statistics can fool you--tips for practicing clinicians. Vaccine. 2013 Mar 15;31(12):1550-2. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23246309
  4. 4.0 4.1 Sainani KL. Clinical versus statistical significance. PM R. 2012 Jun;4(6):442-5. PMID: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22732155 Review.