Statistical significance: p value, 0.05 threshold, and applications to radiomics—reasons for a conservative approach

Abstract Here, we summarise the unresolved debate about p value and its dichotomisation. We present the statement of the American Statistical Association against the misuse of statistical significance as well as the proposals to abandon the use of p value and to reduce the significance threshold fro...

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Main Authors: Giovanni Di Leo, Francesco Sardanelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2020-03-01
Series:European Radiology Experimental
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41747-020-0145-y