Of statistical significance: "trends" toward significance and optimism bias

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2006 Oct 3;48(7):1471; author reply 1471. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2006.07.011. Epub 2006 Sep 12.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comment
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers / therapeutic use*
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors / therapeutic use*
  • Clinical Trials as Topic
  • Data Interpretation, Statistical
  • Humans
  • Myocardial Infarction / prevention & control*
  • Myocardial Infarction / therapy
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Treatment Outcome

Substances

  • Angiotensin II Type 1 Receptor Blockers
  • Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors