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Women doctors 'best for female heart patients'

Tags: heart, women

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    sublime_aenima
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    Is 1% really that statistically significant?

    Is 1% really that statistically significant?

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    1. Catt
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      I think so, since it's an analysis of 580000 cases, so that's still 5800 people. Though the article is a little unclear since it's over such a long time (19 years). I assume there were probably...

      I think so, since it's an analysis of 580000 cases, so that's still 5800 people.

      Though the article is a little unclear since it's over such a long time (19 years). I assume there were probably less female doctors the farther back we go, and maybe the treatment at the time weren't as good too.

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    2. musicotic
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      Statistical signifance isnt a function of the magnitude of the value, but statistical tests that relate that magnitude to the sample size.

      Statistical signifance isnt a function of the magnitude of the value, but statistical tests that relate that magnitude to the sample size.

      3 votes