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The distinction you allude to is so well known and understood that there are not only papers about it, but also special words to distinguish them: efficacy (per
by FabHK 5y ago
The distinction you allude to is so well known and understood that there are not only papers about it, but also special words to distinguish them: efficacy (performance of an intervention under ideal and controlled circumstances) and effectiveness (performance under ‘real-world' conditions).
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3726789/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3726789/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3912314/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3912314/
- tsoukase 5y agoThe problem is there is no EBM without p-values and there is no real world without Bayesian reasoning. So, the two are fundamentally disconnected