Evidence-Based Medicine · Pharmacology

A p-value less than 0.05 typically indicates that:

  1. The treatment effect is clinically important
  2. Results are unlikely to be due to chance
  3. The null hypothesis is definitely false
  4. The study has no bias
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Correct answer: Results are unlikely to be due to chance

A p-value less than 0.05 suggests that the observed results are unlikely due to chance alone. However, it does not guarantee clinical importance or absence of bias. It only addresses statistical significance.

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