Tag: Research methods
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RESEARCH METHODS; On the Use – and Abuse – of Power Analyses in Biomedical and Clinical Research
“Not powered to detect” has become a way to end the conversation, not a statistical finding. by James Lyons-Weiler, PhD, Popular Rationalism, ©2026 (Oct. 1, 2026) — Imagine that researchers test whether a treatment relieves symptoms. They also watch for a serious complication, but their study includes too few people to reliably detect an important…