To P or not to P. That is the wrong question.

Bleeding, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology · Published 2026-06-10 · DOI 10.4081/btvb.2026.572

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Augusto Di Castelnuovo, Giovanni De Gaetano

Abstract

A few years ago, an article in the first issue of Bleeding, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology, argued that biomedical research should move beyond the mechanical use of the p-value. That message was not new, but it was timely. It remains timely today. The p-value is still often treated as a gatekeeper: below 0.05, a finding is “real”; above 0.05, it is “negative”. This habit is simple, familiar, and convenient. It is also misleading [...]

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2026

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Castelnuovo, A., Gaetano, G. (2026). To P or not to P. That is the wrong question.. Bleeding, Thrombosis and Vascular Biology. https://doi.org/10.4081/btvb.2026.572

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