statistically significant
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“A result that is unlikely to have happened by chance. The usual threshold for this judgement is a likelihood of less than 5%” … (read more)
non-randomized study
(non-experimental study, observational study,)
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“A category of studies that does not use random allocation to assign participants to treatment comparison groups” … (read more)
utility value
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“In health economic evaluations, a measure of the strength of preference for a specific health outcome” … (read more)
type of study
(research design)
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“Key features of research methods used to categorize types of studies” … (read more)
margin of error
(CI, margin of error,)
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“A measure of uncertainty due to the play of chance” … (read more)
index test
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“A diagnostic test that is being evaluated against a reference standard test in a study of test accuracy” … (read more)
measurement bias
(ascertainment bias, detection bias, observer bias)
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“Bias resulting from systematic differences in how outcomes are measured in treatment comparison groups in a study.” … (read more)
treatment effect
(clinical impact, estimate of effect, impact)
— 288 views
“Changes (increases or decreases) or differences in health outcomes as a result of treatments” … (read more)
benefit
(desirable anticipated effect, desirable effect)
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“Difference in outcomes that favours a treatment in a treatment comparison” … (read more)