Statistical primer for athletic trainers : understanding the role of statistical power in comparative athletic training research
Deutscher übersetzter Titel: | Statistische Grundlagen für Rehatrainer : die Bedeutung der Macht von Statistiken in der vergleichenden Reha-Trainingswissenschaft verstehen |
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Autor: | Lininger, Monica R.; Riemann, Bryan L. |
Erschienen in: | Journal of athletic training |
Veröffentlicht: | 53 (2018), 7, S. 716-719, Lit. |
Format: | Literatur (SPOLIT) |
Publikationstyp: | Zeitschriftenartikel |
Medienart: | Elektronische Ressource (online) Gedruckte Ressource |
Sprache: | Englisch |
ISSN: | 1062-6050, 0160-8320, 1938-162X |
DOI: | 10.4085/1062-6050-284-17 |
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Erfassungsnummer: | PU201811008364 |
Quelle: | BISp |
Abstract
Objective: To describe the concept of statistical power as related to comparative interventions and how various factors, including sample size, affect statistical power.
Background: Having a sufficiently sized sample for a study is necessary for an investigation to demonstrate that an effective treatment is statistically superior. Many researchers fail to conduct and report a priori sample-size estimates, which then makes it difficult to interpret nonsignificant results and causes the clinician to question the planning of the research design.
Description: Statistical power is the probability of statistically detecting a treatment effect when one truly exists. The α level, a measure of differences between groups, the variability of the data, and the sample size all affect statistical power.
Recommendations: Authors should conduct and provide the results of a priori sample-size estimations in the literature. This will assist clinicians in determining whether the lack of a statistically significant treatment effect is due to an underpowered study or to a treatment's actually having no effect.