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269 - Good vs. bad science: how to read and understand scientific studies
The Peter Attia Drive·Sep 4, 2023
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A result that is statistically significant is not always clinically significant if the effect size is too small to matter in practice.
“we've tested this new drug for blood pressure and it lowers systolic blood pressure by one millimeter of mercury after a year of use and it's like okay that might be statistically significant if the study was large enough is it clinically significant almost assuredly not”
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