O O Martynova, V V Zakharov
[Impairment of attention and executive functions in chronic cerebrovascular disease and Alzheimer's disease]
Zhurnal nevrologii i psikhiatrii imeni S.S. Korsakova
p value measure statistical evidence appears virtually medical research papers interpretation made extraordinarily difficult part formal system statistical inference result p values inferential meaning widely often wildly misconstrued fact pointed innumerable papers books appearing since least 1940s commentary reviews dozen common misinterpretations explains wrong also reviews possible consequences improper understandings representations meaning finally contrasts p value bayesian counterpart bayes factor virtually desirable properties evidential measure p value lacks notably interpretability serious consequence array pvalue misconceptions false belief probability conclusion error calculated data single experiment without reference external evidence plausibility underlying mechanism