Effective communication of standard errors and confidence intervals
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Effective communication of standard errors and confidence intervals.
When reporting estimates and associated standard errors (ses) or confidence intervals (CIs), the standard formats, “estimate (se)” and “estimate (95% CI: [lower, upper]),” can be confusing in text; in tables they hinder comparisons. Furthermore, some readers can misinterpret the CI format as indicating equal support for all reported values. To remedy these deficits, we recommend formats that (1...
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عنوان ژورنال: Biostatistics
سال: 2008
ISSN: 1465-4644,1468-4357
DOI: 10.1093/biostatistics/kxn014