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this was INCREDIBLY helpful. thank you! I actually have a background in chemistry and worked in pharma, and even I struggle with parsing reality when they say "50% reduction in [thing that actually didn't change much at all]."
YES. This stuff, especially risk reduction percentage, is so important for people to understand but even carefully written articles (to say nothing of news articles reporting on the science) so often ignore it or misuse it (out of ignorance or confusion or manipulation).
Thank you for this breakdown! I learned about relative and absolute risk previously, and I read that article you linked to, which was helpful in deepening my understanding. This is my first time learning about LOCF and BOCF. You adeptly demonstrate the importance of understanding statistics to evaluate research and motivate me to learn more.
this was INCREDIBLY helpful. thank you! I actually have a background in chemistry and worked in pharma, and even I struggle with parsing reality when they say "50% reduction in [thing that actually didn't change much at all]."
YES. This stuff, especially risk reduction percentage, is so important for people to understand but even carefully written articles (to say nothing of news articles reporting on the science) so often ignore it or misuse it (out of ignorance or confusion or manipulation).
Thank you for this breakdown! I learned about relative and absolute risk previously, and I read that article you linked to, which was helpful in deepening my understanding. This is my first time learning about LOCF and BOCF. You adeptly demonstrate the importance of understanding statistics to evaluate research and motivate me to learn more.