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The statistical significance of randomized controlled trial results is frequently fragile: a case fo...

The statistical significance of randomized controlled trial results is frequently fragile: a case fo...

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The statistical significance of randomized controlled trial results is frequently fragile: a case for a Fragility Index

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The statistical significance of randomized controlled trial results is frequently fragile: a case for a Fragility Index

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New York, NY: Elsevier Inc

Journal title

Journal of clinical epidemiology, 2014-06, Vol.67 (6), p.622-628

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English

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New York, NY: Elsevier Inc

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AbstractObjectivesA P-value <0.05 is one metric used to evaluate the results of a randomized controlled trial (RCT). We wondered how often statistically significant results in RCTs may be lost with small changes in the numbers of outcomes. Study Design and SettingA review of RCTs in high-impact medical journals that reported a statistically signifi...

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The statistical significance of randomized controlled trial results is frequently fragile: a case for a Fragility Index

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TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1531953789

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1531953789

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0895-4356

E-ISSN

1878-5921

DOI

10.1016/j.jclinepi.2013.10.019

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