The Parable of Schrödinger's Cat and the Illusion of Statistical Significance in Clinical Trials.

Keywords: confidence intervals; decision making; physics; probability; randomized controlled trial When the effect of a new drug is evaluated in a clinical trial, the investigators report an estimate of the effect size, which is presented in probabilistic terms (ie, confidence intervals). Confidence intervals, decision making, physics, probability, randomized controlled trial. [Extracted from the article]