title: Trap of trends to statistical significance: likelihood of near significant P value becoming more significant with extra data.
authors.affiliation: Research Department of Primary Care and Population Health and PRIMENT Clinical Trials Unit, University College London, London NW3 2PF, UK.
authors.forename: John
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Wood
authors.forename: Nick
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Freemantle
authors.forename: Michael
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: King
authors.forename: Irwin
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nazareth
mesh_terms: D016001:Confidence Intervals; D003627:Data Interpretation, Statistical; D006801:Humans; D011336:Probability