Some misinterpretations of Inferential statistics in dental public health literature
The results of this paper showed that some common misconceptions about p-values and CIs still linger in the dental public health literature after seven years had passed since warnings against such practices. More advanced training may be needed to overcome the issues with p-values, confidence interval reporting, and interpretation.
Authors
- Walid A. Al‐Soneidar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0436-6395)
- Mohammad Alì Mansournia (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3343-2718)
- Lubna Alnasser (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0004-1442-5293)
- Talal S. Alshihayb (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5750-4144)
Institutions
- Boston University (US)
- King Saud bin Abdulaziz University for Health Sciences (SA)
- McGill University Health Centre (CA)
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center (SA)
- Statistical Service (CY)
- National Guard Health Affairs (SA)
- McGill University (CA)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Oral Health
- Published
- 2025-11-10
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12903-025-06962-8
- Primary Topic
- Meta-analysis and systematic reviews
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- King Abdullah International Medical Research Center