How can "significance" and "relevance" be combined?
Windeler, J.; Conradt, C.
Medizinische Klinik 95(Special Issue 1): 68-71
2000
ISSN/ISBN: 0723-5003 PMID: 10851851 Document Number: 6917
Clinical trials are aimed at providing results which enable improvements in patient care. It is widely criticized, however, that the characterization of results as "significant" or "non-significant" does not allow any assessment of their clinical relevance. To counter this criticism 2 biostatistical concepts are available: the use of confidence intervals and the application of statistical tests with shifted null-hypotheses. Possibilities and limitations of these concepts are discussed in this contribution.
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