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Determining true difference between treatment groups

In this article, the author reviews the P value and how it is used to determine true difference of outcome in treatment groups. P value, standard deviation, standard error of the mean, bias, and confidence interval are discussed in common language, with a minimum of jargon and with clinical examples...

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Autor principal: Cardinal, Lucien J.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Co-Action Publishing 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4763549/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26908382
http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/jchimp.v6.30284
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spelling pubmed-47635492016-03-09 Determining true difference between treatment groups Cardinal, Lucien J. J Community Hosp Intern Med Perspect Biostatistical Concepts and Topics in Research In this article, the author reviews the P value and how it is used to determine true difference of outcome in treatment groups. P value, standard deviation, standard error of the mean, bias, and confidence interval are discussed in common language, with a minimum of jargon and with clinical examples. Co-Action Publishing 2016-02-17 /pmc/articles/PMC4763549/ /pubmed/26908382 http://dx.doi.org/10.3402/jchimp.v6.30284 Text en © 2016 Lucien J. Cardinal http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/ This is an Open Access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License, permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4763549/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26908382
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