Is the p-value properly interpreted by critical care professionals? Online survey.

Mauro Federico AndreuLadislao Pablo Diaz BallveDaniel Héctor VerdecchiaAgustina Maria MonzónTatiana Dias de Carvalho

Published in: Revista Brasileira de terapia intensiva (2021)

The prevalence of insufficient knowledge regarding p-values among critical care physicians and respiratory therapists in Argentina was 63%. A lack of training on scientific research methodology and the amount of reading (< 6 scientific articles per year) were found to be independently associated with the respondents' lack of p-value knowledge.

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social media
working memory
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