Ophthalmic statistics note 6: effect sizes matter

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作者
Cook, Jonathan A. [1 ]
Bunce, Catey [2 ,3 ]
Dore, Caroline J. [4 ]
Freemantle, Nick [5 ]
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[1] Nuffield Dept Orthopaed Rheumatol & Musculoskelet, Ctr Stat Med, Oxford OX3 7LD, England
[2] Moorfields Eye Hosp NHS Fdn Trust, NIHR Biomed Res Ctr, London, England
[3] UCL Inst Ophthalmol, London, England
[4] UCL, UCL Comprehens Clin Trials Unit, London, England
[5] UCL, Dept Primary Care & Populat Hlth, London, England
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10.1136/bjophthalmol-2014-306303
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R77 [眼科学];
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The magnitude of an observed effect and the uncertainty regarding it should always be considered when interpreting statistical evidence. Whenever possible, a statistical analysis which produces an effect size estimate with associated uncertainty (eg, difference in means and its CI) rather than solely a p value should be used and reported. © 2015, BMJ Publishing Group. All rights reserved.
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