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I'd rather hear about small things that are true than large things that are false.
by moultano 9y ago
I'd rather hear about small things that are true than large things that are false.
- cropsieboss 9y agoThe things is that these small things might just be noise from some confounding factors. http://jaoa.org/article.aspx?articleid=2517494 http://jaoa.org/article.aspx?articleid=2517494 For example, here sample size is huge, USA population gets significant increased risk, while EU population does not. Mixing the two together would result in a smaller but still significant increased risk. Given the size, it's quite clear that USA population has many other confounding factors that cannot be eliminated by mathematics alone (there is no control).
- nonbel 9y agoStatistical significance doesn't mean an effect is "true", or "real". So getting rid if it shouldn't cause you any issues.
- stewbrew 9y agoThe problem here is that you most likely hear about false positives.