Significance testing, with appropriate multiple testing correction, is currently the most convenient method for summarizing the evidence for association between a disease and a genetic variant.

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A century ago, two oddly domestic puzzles helped set the rules for what modern science treats as "real": a Guinness brewer charged with quality control and a British lady insisting she can taste ...

McShane, Blakeley B.; Bradlow, Eric T.; Lynch Jr., John G.; Meyer, Robert J. "Statistical Significance" and Statistical Reporting: Moving Beyond Binary. Journal of ...

Every research lab is constantly innovating; either by creating something new or by understanding the equations and statistics underlying each vital subject, the stakes are high. With trillions of ...

A recent study that questioned the healthfulness of eggs raised a perpetual question: Why do studies, as has been the case with health research involving eggs, so often flip-flop from one answer to ...

In science, the success of an experiment is often determined by a measure called “statistical significance.” A result is considered to be “significant” if the difference observed in the experiment ...