Open AccessCommon pitfalls in statistical analysis: Clinical versus statistical significance
Author(s) -
Priya Ranganathan,
C S Pramesh,
Marc Buyse
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
perspectives in clinical research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.649
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2229-5488
pISSN - 2229-3485
DOI - 10.4103/2229-3485.159943
Subject(s) - clinical significance , statistical significance , statistical analysis , clinical practice , medicine , statistics , mathematics , family medicine
In clinical research, study results, which are statistically significant are often interpreted as being clinically important. While statistical significance indicates the reliability of the study results, clinical significance reflects its impact on clinical practice. The third article in this series exploring pitfalls in statistical analysis clarifies the importance of differentiating between statistical significance and clinical significance.