Evidence-Based Practice / Unit 4 EBP 0499 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Misconception: More Evidence Is Better Evidence
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The idea
The number of studies is one of three considerations, alongside the magnitude of effect and consistency across them.
In practice
Thirty small studies that disagree with one another, beside four that agree.
Where people slip
Counting is the easiest of the three considerations and the least informative on its own. It is also the one most often reported.
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