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Mendeley readers
| Title |
Defining the null hypothesis
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|---|---|
| Published in |
BMC Biology, August 2015
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| DOI | 10.1186/s12915-015-0181-x |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Emma Saxon |
| Abstract |
Virus B is a newly emerged viral strain for which there is no current treatment. Drug A was identified as a potential treatment for infection with virus B. In this pre-clinical phase of drug testing, the effects of drug A on survival after infection with virus B was tested. There was no difference in survival between control (dark blue) and drug A-treated, virus B-infected mice (green), but a significant difference in survival between control and virus B-infected mice without drug treatment (light blue, z-test for proportions P < 0.05, n = 30 in each group). The authors therefore concluded that drug A is effective in reducing mouse mortality due to virus B. |
X Demographics
The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 12 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom | 2 | 17% |
| United States | 1 | 8% |
| Sweden | 1 | 8% |
| Germany | 1 | 8% |
| Unknown | 7 | 58% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 6 | 50% |
| Members of the public | 5 | 42% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 8% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 23 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Japan | 1 | 4% |
| Sweden | 1 | 4% |
| Unknown | 21 | 91% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Researcher | 7 | 30% |
| Student > Bachelor | 3 | 13% |
| Student > Master | 3 | 13% |
| Other | 2 | 9% |
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 2 | 9% |
| Other | 5 | 22% |
| Unknown | 1 | 4% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 9 | 39% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 4 | 17% |
| Medicine and Dentistry | 4 | 17% |
| Environmental Science | 1 | 4% |
| Computer Science | 1 | 4% |
| Other | 3 | 13% |
| Unknown | 1 | 4% |