Helena Tern, Malin Edqvist, Christine Rubertsson, Maria Ekelin
Midwives' experiences of professional learning when practicing collegial midwifery assistance during the active second stage of labour: data from the oneplus trial
BMC pregnancy and childbirth
misinterpretation abuse statistical tests confidence intervals statistical power decried decades yet remain rampant key problem interpretations concepts simple intuitive correct foolproof instead correct use interpretation statistics requires attention detail seems tax patience working scientists high cognitive demand led epidemic shortcut definitions interpretations simply wrong sometimes disastrously soand yet misinterpretations dominate much scientific literature light problem provide definitions discussion basic statistics general critical typically found traditional introductory expositions goal provide resource instructors researchers consumers statistics whose knowledge statistical theory technique may limited wish avoid spot misinterpretations emphasize violation often unstated analysis protocols selecting analyses presentation based p values produce lead small p values even declared test hypothesis correct lead large p values even hypothesis incorrect provide explanatory list 25 misinterpretations p values confidence intervals power conclude guidelines improving statistical interpretation reporting