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The Value of p-Value in Biomedical Research

Significance tests and the corresponding p-values play a crucial role in decision making. In this commentary the meaning, interpretation and misinterpretation of p-values is presented. Alternatives for evaluating the reported evidence are also discussed.

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Autor principal: Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Bentham Open 2008
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2627527/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19430522
http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874192400802010097
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spelling pubmed-26275272009-05-08 The Value of p-Value in Biomedical Research Panagiotakos, Demosthenes B Open Cardiovasc Med J Article Significance tests and the corresponding p-values play a crucial role in decision making. In this commentary the meaning, interpretation and misinterpretation of p-values is presented. Alternatives for evaluating the reported evidence are also discussed. Bentham Open 2008-11-18 /pmc/articles/PMC2627527/ /pubmed/19430522 http://dx.doi.org/10.2174/1874192400802010097 Text en © Demosthenes B. Panagiotakos; Licensee Bentham Open. http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/ This is an open access article licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/) which permits unrestricted, non-commercial use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2627527/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19430522
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