

Having an understanding of the concepts discussed in this article will allow healthcare providers to accurately and thoroughly assess the results and validity of medical research. Then one can decide whether or not the evidence provided should be implemented in practice or used to guide future studies. This article will help providers determine the likelihood of type I or type II errors and judge adequacy of statistical power.


Healthcare professionals, when determining the impact of patient interventions in clinical studies or research endeavors that provide evidence for clinical practice, must distinguish well-designed studies with valid results from studies with research design or statistical flaws.
