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The Clinical Significance of Statistical Significance

The Oncologist, 2008
AbstractLearning ObjectivesAfter completing this course, the reader should be able to: Explain the difference between exploratory (hypothesis-generating) analyses and confirmatory (hypothesis-testing) analyses.Describe why a statistical test result (p-value) only expresses the likelihood that the result could have occurred by chance and does not prove ...
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The Cult of Statistical Significance [PDF]

This article takes issue with a recent book by Ziliak and McCloskey (2008) of the same title. Ziliak and McCloskey argue that statistical significance testing is a barrier rather than a booster for empirical research in many fields and should therefore ...
Walter Kraemer
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Serum Myonectin Levels Are Positively Associated With Physical Function and Lower Frailty‐Related Limitation in Maintenance Hemodialysis Patients: A Cross‐Sectional Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Maintenance hemodialysis (MHD) patients frequently suffer from frailty, characterized by reduced physical function and poor prognosis. Myokines, such as myonectin, secreted by muscle, are emerging regulators of systemic health. This study investigated the relationship between serum myonectin, adipokines (adiponectin, omentin), and ...
Kenichi Kono, Yoshifumi Moriyama, Koji Ohashi, Naoya Otaka, Minako Tatsumi, Toyoaki Murohara, Noriyuki Ouchi, Satoru Oshima   +7 more
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Urological education in Saudi Arabia medical schools: Where are we now and how can we do better? A cross-sectional study

Urology Annals
Introduction: Urology is a part of healthcare known as surgical specialty that deals with different diseases of male and female urinary system and male reproductive organs. Aim: The study aimed to evaluate the urological education in Saudi Arabia medical
Abdulhakeem Jafar Almarzooq, Hatim Mohammed Alqutayfi, Ali Fahmi Alkhars, Ali Saeed Albashrawi, Hadi Abdulaziz Aldarwish, Fatima Hussin Albladi, Abdulelah Adnan Alshebly, Abdulrahman Almulla, Abdullatif K. Almaghlouth   +8 more
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The P Value and Statistical Significance: Misunderstandings, Explanations, Challenges, and Alternatives

Indian Journal of Psychological Medicine, 2019
The calculation of a P value in research and especially the use of a threshold to declare the statistical significance of the P value have both been challenged in recent years.
C. Andrade
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The significance of significance

Canadian Journal of Emergency Nursing, 2003
In this article, the concepts of statistical and clinical significance are reviewed. Implications of significance levels for error and power are discussed as well as issues in interpreting significance.
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Comparative Evaluation of Hemodiafiltration, Hemoperfusion, and Standard Hemodialysis on Efficacy, Inflammatory Control, Dialysis Adequacy, and Safety in End‐Stage Renal Disease: A Prospective Observational Study

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Chronic micro‐inflammation in patients with end‐stage renal disease (ESRD) is a significant driver of cardiovascular complications and diminished quality of life. While standard hemodialysis (SHD) effectively manages small‐molecule clearance, its ability to remove medium‐to‐large uremic toxins—the primary catalysts of systemic ...
Hongwei Zuo, Weisi Dai, Jie Mao, Mei Ye, Xingshan Lu, Xiaocui Zhang   +5 more
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Safety of Daprodustat for the Treatment of Chronic Kidney Disease Anemia: Final Analysis of a Multicenter Postmarketing Surveillance Study in Japan

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction This final analysis of a multicenter, prospective postmarketing surveillance study evaluated the safety of daprodustat in patients with chronic kidney disease anemia in routine clinical practice in Japan. Methods Patients who initiated daprodustat between September 2020 and July 2022 were registered.
Tadao Akizawa, Kyomi Kanaya, Kiyomi Aizawa, Masanori Onoki, Hirofumi Ozeki, Kazuko Suzuki, Ai Hayashi, Tomohiko Asamura   +7 more
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Sound and Fury: McCloskey and Significance Testing in Economics [PDF]

For about twenty years, Deidre McCloskey has campaigned to convince the economics profession that it is hopelessly confused about statistical significance.
Kevin D. Hoover, Mark V. Siegler
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Forecasting the Dialysis Burden in Japan: Validation‐Based Projections of Prevalence and Incidence Through 2050

Therapeutic Apheresis and Dialysis, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Japan has one of the highest dialysis prevalence rates worldwide and a shrinking, aging population. Whether dialysis burden has entered a sustained post‐peak phase or whether recent declines partly reflect pandemic‐related disruptions remains uncertain.
Hatice Şahin, Berrak Itır Aylı, Nüket Paksoy   +2 more
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