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I think its that the CI contained the number "0" which makes it statistically insignificant

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kernicterusthefrog You're thinking about CI for a **mean difference** b/w 2 variables. This question talks about **relative risk**, for which 'strugglebus' correctly asserts that *a CI including 1 fails to reject the null hypothesis*. #funwithformatting +

xxabi Ahhhh you're right, I definitely had them mixed up! Thanks! +2

xxabi #biostatsisthebaneofmyexistence +5

conradfussurefake So am I the only one giving no shit about CI and going straight to what they're asking about. My understanding of the question is that they're asking about the difference in cosmetic results of both the procedure which are described in the stem as the same. The study isn't about wound infection rate!! +

fatboyslim @conradfussurefake In the beginning of the Q stem it states "A randomized clinical trial is conducted to compare WOUND HEALING and cosmetic differences...", hence wound infection will affect wound healing. But the because the CI contained the value of 1, it is insignificant. +2