Does openly communicating uncertainty around facts and numbers necessarily undermine audiences’ trust in the facts, or the communicators? Despite concerns among scientists, experts, and journalists, this has not been studied extensively. In four experiments and one field experiment on the BBC News website, words and numerical ranges were used to communicate uncertainty in news article-like texts….
To present an application of specification curve analysis—a novel analytic method that involves defining and implementing all plausible and valid analytic approaches for addressing a…
To present an application of specification curve analysis—a novel analytic method that involves defining and implementing all plausible and valid analytic approaches for addressing a…
We have examined the primary efficacy results of 23,551 randomized clinical trials from the Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews.We estimate that the great majority of…
REDUCE-AMI showed no benefit for routine beta-blockers post–MI in patients with normal ejection fraction. John Mandrola, MD, asks: Does evidence-based medicine need expiration dates?
To present an application of specification curve analysis—a novel analytic method that involves defining and implementing all plausible and valid analytic approaches for addressing a…
To present an application of specification curve analysis—a novel analytic method that involves defining and implementing all plausible and valid analytic approaches for addressing a…
The PREVENT trial on stenting stable plaques deemed vulnerable by imaging criteria suggests a benefit over medical therapy alone. John Mandrola, MD, finds it provocative…
To present an application of specification curve analysis—a novel analytic method that involves defining and implementing all plausible and valid analytic approaches for addressing a…
The PREVENT trial on stenting stable plaques deemed vulnerable by imaging criteria suggests a benefit over medical therapy alone. John Mandrola, MD, finds it provocative…
