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Episode 220: Confusing confidence intervals

In episode 220, James and Mike delve into the scary evidence zone of statistical significance. We discuss p-values, confidence intervals and in a confusing manner explain why many authors are confused about what is actually quite a simple concept. We also show how misinterpretation leads to inappropriate author conclusions. At the end we decide the podcast overall trended towards marginal significance.

Show notes

1) How confidence intervals become confusion intervals

BMC Medical Research Methodology 2013, 13:134  doi:10.1186/1471-2288-13-134

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