Probability, clinical decision making and hypothesis testing
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Few clinicians grasp the true concept of probability expressed in the 'P value.' For most, a statistically significant P value is the end of the search for truth. In fact, the opposite is the case. The present paper attempts to put the P value in proper perspective by explaining different types of probabilities, their role in clinical decision making, medical research and hypothesis testing.
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- Authors
- Banerjee, A., Jadhav, S., & Bhawalkar, J.
- Affiliations
- Dr. D. Y. Patil Medical College, Hospital and Research Centre (IN)
- Venue
- Industrial Psychiatry Journal
- Published
- 2009
- Volume
- 18
- Issue
- 1
- Pages
- 64
- ISSN
- 0972-6748 (ISSN-L)
- PMC
- PMC3016704
- OpenAlex
- W2040580644
- Cited by
- 19
- References
- 1
- Citations by year
- 2026: 1 · 2024: 1 · 2023: 5 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 4 · 2019: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2016: 2
- FWCI
- 0.00
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- gold
- doi.org
- Licence
- cc-by-nc-sa
- Locations
- Industrial Psychiatry Journal (publishedVersion, cc-by-nc-sa)
- Europe PMC (PubMed Central) (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion, cc-by)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion, cc-by-sa)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Statistical Methods in Epidemiology
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Probability and Statistical Research
- Physical Sciences › Mathematics › Statistics and Probability › Probabilistic Statistics in Medicine
- Keywords
- p-values, probability, clinical decision-making, hypothesis testing, statistical significance, medical research
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