Today’s fun stats-WTF: I read a trial with a continuous outcome variable that cited an “NNT” in their abstract. Reading the paper, they drew a line at “10% improvement” and said that 5/6 in the treated group reached this mark while none in the control group did, hence “NNT=1.4”
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If you are an investigator, please, don’t do that.
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Replying to @ADAlthousePhD
I feel like this is basically your main piece of advice. It covers so many evils
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Replying to @GidMK
Lol, yup. Are you thinking of doing something? Think again, then don’t do it.pic.twitter.com/QTt8oBNYqc
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Replying to @ADAlthousePhD
Just don't do any stats it'll probably make more sense than the thing you were planning on doing
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Replying to @GidMK
“This paper would be better if the authors removed all the Tables, deleted all the Figures, erased the document from their computer and never submitted any papers ever again”
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