Tuesday, October 27, 2015

Statistically significant variables are not necessarily predictive!?

Why aren't significant variables leading to good prediction of outcomes? This conundrum affects both simple and complex data in a broad range of science and social science fields.....Statistical significance is a traditional, long-standing measure in any researcher's toolbox but thus far, scientists have been puzzled by the inability to use results of statistically significant variants in complex diseases to make predictions useful for personalized medicine. Here is the link.

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