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farrowsharrows t1_izgz0zz wrote

I don't think that is a good example. I am not saying you are entirely wrong but in your example of flipping coins there is nothing worth doing more research on. The authors say statistically significant indicating it needs more research. They have targeted cheap drugs to perform a function they know has tertiary effects on cancer and in two studies the similar outcomes occur at a rate that is significantly significant. And just to define it for you. Statistical significance helps quantify whether a result is likely due to chance or to some factor of interest,” says Redman.

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olddoc1 t1_izh0jqj wrote

I like your last sentence. I'm not too interested in a study of 18 people with a p=0.05 result. A study of 200 people with p<.001 gets my attention.

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