title: Mind your p values.
abstract: In a medical study, the goal is to convince readers that a compelling argument has been made to prove the investigators' case. The logic of how this proof is provided in medical studies can be confusing, and is discussed here in simple terms.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Texas A&M Health Science Center, College of Medicine, Temple, TX, USA. djupiter@sw.org
authors.forename: Daniel C
authors.initials: DC
authors.lastname: Jupiter
mesh_terms: D008128:Logic; D011336:Probability; D013223:Statistics as Topic