Re:$5 device accurately tests for breast cancer in under 5 s...
by jncfhnb on Friday February 16, 2024 @03:17PM
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It is a function of the effect size, not the experiment. When the effect size is large, you need fewer samples to detect it reliably. In this case it looks pretty large. Would you want more people before rolling it out? Of course. But it’s very unlikely to be vaporware provided the samples are random.
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Re:$5 device accurately tests for breast cancer in under 5 s...
by kelseyfrog on Friday February 16, 2024 @03:44PM
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Thank you! Came here to say, but found, that you've already written it.
Effect size is going to be important when talking about clinical significance, not just statistic significance, too.
I also want to point out that we have no stats on sensitivity, specificity, or diagnostic odds ratio, which are all clinically relevant to physicians deciding when to test and how to interpret test results.
The good news is that it's a non-invasive, low cost test which plays a factor in clinical decision-making.