BMJ Elective Case Log

Name - Passiflora Faetida - 3 Age - 43 y Sex - F  Originally the case was shared by our community health worker at the following link:  http://736146.blogspot.in/2018/01/name-passiflora-faetida-3-age-43-y-sex-f.html?m=1 Discussion around this case in WhatsApp:

A New Year's resolution for all of us:  Let's make 2018 the year in which scientific journals said goodbye to statistical significance. We just won't type "statistically significant" in our papers, even if asked by clueless reviewers and editors. Simple way for editors to improve science: If your journal still uses “statistical significance” in 2018, retire your statistical consultan. https://twitter.com/i/moments/864222884000129025 [taken from JiSC MAILserve] Statistically significant may not be significant in real world. For example if drug A causes reduction in flu symptoms by 5.5 days over drug B which causes reduction of flu symptoms by 5.3 days is statistically significant with p <0.01 Mirrored from https://couchpsychologist.wordpress.com/2014/04/23/the-futility-of-significance-statistical-that-is/ The Futility of Significance (Statistical, that is) A wonderful surprise arrived in my gmail inbox this morning. A message from Neil Thomaso...