Table 3 Frequency of occurrence of the significance fallacy across periods, languages and research areas.
Criteria | Categories | Number of papers examined | Frequency of occurrence of the significance fallacy | % (95%CI) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Period | 1995-1996 | 285 | 224 | 80 (75 to 85) |
2000-2001 | 278 | 210 | 78 (72 to 83) | |
2005-2006 | 306 | 216 | 70 (64 to 75) | |
Language | Spanish | 396 | 295 | 73 (69 to 78) |
English | 473 | 355 | 76 (73 to 80) | |
Area | Clinical | 300 | 248 | 81(76 to 86) |
General Medicine | 278 | 200 | 72 (66 to 77) | |
Public Health and Epidemiology | 291 | 202 | 71 (66 to 76) |