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absence of evidence fallacy: a standalone construct

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Biostatistics

reading a nonsignificant result as proof of no effect, although the data may be compatible with clinically important effects.

In biostatistics, absence of evidence fallacy refers to reading a nonsignificant result as proof of no effect, although the data may be compatible with clinically important effects. This meaning comes from Altman (1995) in BMJ.[1]

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evidence2 fields · 4 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs fallacy1 fields · 1 citationsanchor · a standalone construct proof2 fields · 5 citationsjingle · one word, two constructs

References

Altman, D. G., & Bland, J. M. (1995). Statistics notes: Absence of evidence is not evidence of absence. BMJ, 311(7003), 485. https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.311.7003.485

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