The importance of effect sizes when comparing cycle threshold values of SARS-CoV-2 variants.

PLoS One · 2022 · PMC9302753 · PMID 35862414

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highly significantno p-value reported

Although these and our results were statistically highly significant, the mean difference of 1–2 PCR cycles is low.

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a slight trendno p-value reported

However, since the effect sizes were very small (eta squared for the Alpha VOC = .029 and the clinical setting = .004), there was only a slight trend towards higher viral loads of the Alpha VOC compared to wtV.

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