What it means when scientists say their results are 'significant'
- Written by Yazad Irani, Post-Doctoral Researcher, South Australian Health & Medical Research Institute
Sometimes statistical analysis suggests a result is significant – but actually in real life it means very little. Marlon Lara/Unsplash, CC BY
This article is part of the series This is research, where we ask academics to share and discuss open access articles that reveal important aspects of science. Today’s piece looks at statistics,...
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