Children's Hospital Of Pittsburgh's Pediatric Hospital Medicine Podcast

Title: Episode 6- Hypothesis Testing (e.g. Type 1 and Type II Errors, P-values) Target Audience This activity is directed to physicians who take care of hospitalized children, medical students, nurse practitioners, and physician assistants working in the emergency room, intensive care unit, or hospital wards. Objectives: Upon completion of this activity, participants should be able to: 1.      Discuss the definition and relevance of p-values. 2.      Discuss type 1 vs type ii errors. 3.      Discuss statistical significance and what it means.   Course Directors: Tony R. Tarchichi MD — Associate Professor, Department of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh of the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC.) Paul C. Gaffney Division of Pediatric Hospital Medicine. No relationships with industry relevant to the content of this educational activity have been disclosed. Jenna Carlson Ph.D. - University of Pittsburgh- Assistant Professor of Human Genetics and Biostatistics in school of Public Hea