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Front. Appl. Math. Stat.
Sec. Statistics and Probability
Volume 10 - 2024 | doi: 10.3389/fams.2024.1487750

I know what I shouldn't say, but what should I say? An approach to present results without statistical significance

Provisionally accepted
Brian Healy Brian Healy *
  • Biostatistics Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States

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    There has been an important move away from the term "statistical significance" in the scientific and statistical community. The desire to "retire 0.05" is rooted in improving scientific reporting by ensuring that researchers report more information than simply whether a p-value passes a specific threshold. At the same time, the desire to stop using statistical significance has led to uncertainty regarding how to present results. In this paper, a two dimensional classification scheme using the estimated association and p-value/ confidence interval is proposed to provide guidance regarding how to report results from studies.

    Keywords: introductory statistics, Reporting of results, statistical significance, p-value, confidence interval

    Received: 28 Aug 2024; Accepted: 16 Dec 2024.

    Copyright: © 2024 Healy. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.

    * Correspondence: Brian Healy, Biostatistics Center, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, United States

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