Table 7.
Cohort B: use of statistical testing to support claims of effectiveness in trial reports
| |
Abstract results section |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
| Claim effectiveness in abstract? | No reference to statistical significance (n =16 including 3 with no abstract) | SNS only (n = 5) | SS only (n = 15) | SS and SNS (n = 7) |
|
Yes (n = 37; 86%) |
32% (12) |
8% (3) |
41% (15) |
19% (7) |
|
No (n = 3; 7%) |
33% (1) |
67% (2) |
0% (0) |
0% (0) |
| No Abstract (n = 3; 7%) | 100% (3) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) | 0% (0) |
SNS, statistically non-significant; SS, statistically significant.