Misleading medical literature: An observational study.
Alexander OlaussenJeremy W AbetzKirby R QinBiswadev MitraGerard Michael O'ReillyPublished in: Emergency medicine Australasia : EMA (2021)
Among a random selection of sentences in prestigious journals describing P-values close to 0.05, 1 in 10 are misleading (n = 44, 11%) and this is more prevalent when the P-values are above 0.05 compared to below 0.05. Caution is advised for researchers, clinicians and editors to align with the context and purpose of P-values.