title: Statistical inference: hypothesis testing.
abstract: The aim of statistical inference is to predict the parameters of a population, based on a sample of data. Inferential statistics encompasses the estimation of parameters and model predictions. The present article describes the hypothesis tests or statistical significance tests most commonly used in healthcare research.
authors.affiliation: Fundación para la Investigación Biosanitaria de Andalucía Oriental - Alejandro Otero (FIBAO), Hospital Virgen de las Nieves, Granada, Spain. manuela.exposito.ruiz.exts@juntadeandalucia.es
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Expósito-Ruiz
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pérez-Vicente
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Rivas-Ruiz
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D056808:Biostatistics / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D015233:Models, Statistical; D044382:Population Groups; D011379:Prognosis; D012016:Reference Values; D012107:Research Design