Your head of clinical practice has just read a book on criticisms of the NHST and worries that all clinical data analysis is now flawed. How might you reassure her?
A) NHST does have its flaws but if we incorporate an examination of effect sizes into our analysis, we should be able to trust our research outputs.
B) NHST does have its flaws but everyone else uses it, therefore we should.
C) NHST is a flawless approach and the book was probably written by a disciple of the Bayesian approach.
D) NHST is a flawless approach and we need to invest in more data analysts who are trained in it.

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NHST does have its flaws, but incorporating an examination of effect sizes can help address these flaws and increase the reliability of our research outputs. This approach is recognized as important by leading statistical organizations such as the American Statistical Association. It is important to continue to critically evaluate different statistical approaches and choose the best one for each research question, but NHST can still be a useful tool when used appropriately.

Your Head of Clinical Practice Has Just Read a Book