P-value and confidence interval: connection and difference, misuse and argument

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Author: Shen HUANG Qing-Qing JIANG Shi-Qi WANG  Shi-Yi CAO

Affiliation: School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430030, China

Keywords: P value Confidence interval Connection Difference Misuse Argument

DOI: 10.12173/j.issn.1004-4337.202212021

Reference: Huang S, Jiang QQ, Wang SQ, Cao SY. P-value and confidence interval: connection and difference, misuse and argument[J]. Journal of Mathematical Medicine, 2023, 36(1): 3-8. DOI: 10.12173/j.issn.1004-4337.202212021.[Article in Chinese]  Copied

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The P value and confidence interval are the two most widely used statistical infer-ence tools. The American Statistical Association issued a warning statement on the use of the P value due to the misuse and abuse of the P value. There are some mistakes in understanding the P value and confidence interval which caused the wrong use of the P value. Furthermore, the readers may have never considered the relationship and difference between the P value and confidence interval. There-fore, this paper expects to introduce the definition of P value and confidence interval in a simple way, and we also hope to analyze the relationship and difference between the P value and confidence interval, to help readers understand the P value and confidence interval correctly. In addition, this paper also lists the misuse and arguments about the P value and confidence interval, to help readers use the P value and confidence interval correctly in the future.

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