Glossary

Confidence interval

In one lineThe range the true effect plausibly lies in.

Definition

The range of values compatible with a trial's data, conventionally at 95%. A narrow interval means the estimate is precise; a wide one that crosses zero means the trial could not tell whether the effect is real. Small peptide studies almost always have wide intervals.

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