Assessing chance variability in treatment trials

Huw Talfryn Oakley Davies

Assessing chance variability in treatment trials

Huw Talfryn Oakley Davies

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Chance variability hampers the interpretation of treatment trials. There are two main ways in which we can Be misled: spurious findings may be produced by chance alone, or real effects may be hidden. P values and confidence intervals can help us to avoid these pitfalls when interpreting the findings from clinical trials.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	650-652
Number of pages	3
Journal	The British Journal of Hospital Medicine
Volume	59
Issue number	8
Publication status	Published - Aug 1998

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