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Judging a plethora of p-values: how to contend with the problem of multiple testing--part 10 of a series on evaluation of scientific publications.
BACKGROUND When reading reports of medical research findings, one is usually confronted with p-values. Publications typically contain not just one p-value, but an abundance of them, mostly accompanied by the word "significant." This article is intended to help readers understand the problem of multiple p-values and how to deal with it. METHODS When multiple p-values appear in a single study, ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Deutsches Aerzteblatt Online
سال: 2010
ISSN: 1866-0452
DOI: 10.3238/arztebl.2010.0050