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. 2018 Jan 17;5(1):171047. doi: 10.1098/rsos.171047

Figure 3.

Figure 3.

Small studies (a) have CPIs so broad they may encompass the most probable effect size, M. Their statistical significance will then lack intrinsic credibility. In contrast, large studies (b) have relatively narrow CPIs less likely to encompass M, and thus more likely to make their statistical significance intrinsically credible.