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Shifting the focus away from binary thinking of statistical significance and towards education for key stakeholders: revisiting the debate on whether it's time to de-emphasize or get rid of statistical significance

Abstract

There has been a long-standing controversy among scientists regarding the appropriate use of P-values and statistical significance in clinical research. This debate has resurfaced through recent calls to modify the threshold of P-value required to declare significance, or to retire statistical significance entirely. In this article, we revisit the issue by discussing: i) the connection between statistical thinking and evidence-based practice; …

Authors

Li G; Walter SD; Thabane L

Journal

Journal of Clinical Epidemiology, Vol. 137, , pp. 104–112

Publisher

Elsevier

Publication Date

September 2021

DOI

10.1016/j.jclinepi.2021.03.033

ISSN

0895-4356

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