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Table 2 Agreement test results

From: Agreement test of P value versus Bayes factor for sample means comparison: analysis of articles from the Angle Orthodontist journal

Type of t test

Number of t tests that P indicated evidence

Total

BF01 only indicated anecdotal evidence

BF01 could indicate evidence

Nonsignificant P value

Significant P value

Total

BF01 indicated evidence for H0 with nonsignificant P value

BF01 indicated evidence for H1, with significant P value

Total

Independent-sample t test

232 (29.26%)

30 (3.78%)

262 (33.04%)

65 (8.20%)

111 (14.00%)

176 (22.99%)

438 (55.23%)

Dependent- sample t test

90 (11.35%)

20 (2.52%)

110 (13.87%)

58 (7.31%)

187 (23.58%)

245 (30.90%)

355 (44.77%)

Total

322 (40.61%)

50 (6.30%)

372 (46.91%)

123 (15.51%)

298 (37.58%)

421 (53.09%)

793 (100%)

  1. P value was set to α = 0.05, BF01 of 3 to 1/3. Numbers in brackets show percentage of t tests of total studies (793). H0: Null hypothesis; H1: Alternative hypothesis; BF01: Bayes factor01